Calculation of Human Comfort Factors

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Merit Task Produce clear and accurate answers to three different calculations across the range of Human Comfort Factors. 1. Thermal calculations Here I will calculate the amount of heat loss through 150m² of cavity wall. The difference in temperature between inside and outside is 14ºC In order to find out the total heat loss I will need to calculate the ‘U-value’ of the wall, which is the rate of heat loss through 1m² of element for each ºC. Below is a table showing the elements that make up the wall. Elements | Thickness (m) | Thermal Conductivity (W/mk) | Resistance (m²k/w) | Rsi | - | - | 0.123 | Plaster | 0.012 | 0.16 | 0.075 | Block | 0.100 | 0.19 | 0.526 | Insulation | 0.150 | 0.035 | 4.286 | Brick | 0.100 | 0.84 | 0.119 | Rso | - | - | 0.055 | TOTAL | | | 5.184 | Resistance is calculated through (Thickness divided by Thermal Conductivity) Once we have the total resistance (rate of heat released) we can work out the U-value using the following formula: 1 U-value = Rt 1 = 5.184 = 0.19 w/m²k Now that I have calculated the U-value, I can calculate the amount of heat loss through the following: = Area x U-value x Temperature Difference = 150 x 0.19 x 14 = 399w Therefore as shown above the total amount of heat loss through 150m² of cavity wall is 399w. 2. Sound Calculation If the intensity of a sound is measured at 0.04w/m², calculate the resultant decibel level (dB)! I dB = 10 log ( I ) where I = 1 x 10­¹² 0.04 dB = 10 log ( 1x10­¹² ) dB = 10 log ( 4x10¹º ) dB = 106 3. Light Calculation How many lights are required in a room 11m x 8m if the required light on the working plane is 600 lux. Each light emits 2600 lumens. Formula is: E x A N = L x UF x MF where N – number of lights E – required lux on

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