Resources

Previous Exams

• Hour Exam #1, 1999 (pdf)
• Hour Exam #2, 1999 (pdf)
• Hour Exam #1, 2000 (pdf)
• Hour Exam #2, 2000 (pdf)
• Hour Exam #1, 2002 (pdf)
• Hour Exam #2, 2001 (pdf)
• Hour Exam Review Sessions, 1999 (pdf)

Documents

• EIA Annual Energy Review (pdf 19 MB)
• DOE Building Energy Data Book 2008 (pdf 800 kB, xls 954 kB)
• Psychrometric Charts (sea level pdf 1.2 MB, 5000 ft pdf 1.4 MB)

Links

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers
• DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• DOE Energy Information Administration
• DOE EERE Building Tools Directory
• US Green Building Council

Tools

Engineering Equation Solver

The Engineering Equation Solver (EES) is a powerful program for solving engineering problems, especially in thermodynamics. The licensing agreement permits distribution to CEAE students. You must also send an email to me to obtain the necessary license file. The zip file includes instructions. Download (10 MB)

Psychrometric Spreadsheet with PMV Calculations

A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has been developed to assist in psychrometric calculations. The spreadsheet includes VisualBasic routines for common psychrometric property calculations and for predicting thermal comfort using the PMV/PPD method. Download (91 kB)

Cooling Load Analysis Spreadsheet

A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has been developed to evaluate cooling loads in a simple building. The spreadsheet uses a thermal network to model transient heat flows. It also accounts for solar gains and shading. Download (520 kB zip file)

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