Design a home exterior to minimize heat gain during a summer day in Norfolk, VA.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Design a home exterior to minimize heat gain during a summer day in
Norfolk, VA. Requirements to be fulfilled:

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Home must be 196m². One story is
sufficient.

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All walls must be straight, but the shape may be
any that the designer chooses.

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Walls for a one story home are 3m high.

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The interior must be maintained at 21^oC.

Make reasonable assumptions for the following:

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Temperature and sun received.

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Heat generation within the home, including any
parasitic electrical loads.

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Maximum number of people occupying the home.
Make sure you can account for any gatherings that may occur such as a birthday
party.

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Wall cross-section and layout. Calculate heat
loss through the walls and roof.

Allowance must be made for six 1.5mx1m windows and two 1.5mx2m
windows.

Discuss losses associated with doors. Do not include these in your
design calculations.

Results should include:

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A sketch of the overall layout of the walls,
including placement of windows. Discuss the choice of shape of the home and how
this affects the heat transfer problem.

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A sketch of the wall cross-section.

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Calculation of thermal resistance of a wall with
a window in it, as well as without a window in it.

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A discussion and supporting calculations of heat
gained due to radiation.

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Estimate of the amount of heat required to be
removed from the house in a day.

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Estimate of the cost to remove that heat based
on reasonable thermodynamic analysis.

The design project report should describe engineering objectives, underlying assumptions for the analysis, actual computations, and summary of results. Final submission length should be 10-12 pages, including any figures or graphs supporting students’ designs. There is not a word minimum, just need to show calculations and illustartions