2900 (RP-359) -- A Counter-Intuitive Effect of Mass on Zone cooling Load Response PDF

Intuitively, it would seem a massively constructed zone would have a longer delay in the conversion of heat gain to cooling load than a lightweight zone. However, results recently obtained during the course of ASHRAE research project RP-359 indicate that this is not necessarily true; a lightweight zone may well exhibit a longer delay than a similar, but more massive zone. This paper presents an explanation of this phenomenon and demonstrates it through use of computer simulation.

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