Cooling Load Short Procedure

Learn how to calculate a cooling load for your building based on the short procedure of VDI 2078 (1996), section 6.

To design air conditioning systems and cooling elements in the rooms according to demand, a cooling load calculation is required. The cooling load according to the short procedure takes into account the storage effect of room types in its calculation, can graphically represent load curves over 24h in the load months of July and September and take into account internal loads for people, lighting, machinery and material throughput A selection of window shading, optional thermal bridge supplements for exterior components and the determination of both dry and humid cooling loads complete the calculation of the cooling load in the short method.