2009 ASHRAE Handbook - Fundamentals (IP)

2009 ASHRAE, Inc.

HOUSTON BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL, TX, USA

Lat:

29.99N

Long:

95.36W

Elev:

105

StdP:

14.64

Time Zone:

-6.00 (NAC)

Period:

82-06

WMO#:

722430

WBAN:

12960

Annual Heating and Humidification Design Conditions

Coldest
Month

Heating DB
99.6%

99%

DP

29.1

32.9

15.0

Humidification DP/MCDB and HR

99.6%
99%
HR
MCDB
DP
HR

11.8

38.0

20.3

15.3

MCDB

41.9

Coldest month WS/MCDB

0.4%
1%
WS
MCDB
WS
MCDB

22.2

57.0

19.9

MCWS/PCWD
to 99.6% DB
MCWS
PCWD

57.3

6.2

Annual Cooling, Dehumidification, and Enthalpy Design Conditions

Hottest
Month

Hottest
Month
DB Range

DB

18.3

96.8

0.4%
MCWB

DP

0.4%
HR

MCDB

77.9

145.7

82.9

76.6

Cooling DB/MCWB
1%
DB
MCWB

95.0

76.6

Dehumidification DP/MCDB and HR

1%
DP
HR
MCDB

77.2

142.2

82.5

2%
DB

MCWB

93.3

76.6

0.4%
WB
MCDB

80.1

89.0

DP

2%
HR

MCDB

Enth

76.5

138.9

82.2

43.5

Evaporation WB/MCDB
1%
WB
MCDB

79.3
0.4%
MCDB

88.6

88.2

MCWS/PCWD
to 0.4% DB
MCWS
PCWD

2%
WB

MCDB

78.7

87.4

Enthalpy/MCDB
1%
Enth
MCDB

42.7

88.2

7.9

170

Enth

MCDB

Hours
8 to 4 &
55/69

42.2

87.6

655

2%

Extreme Annual Design Conditions

1%

2.5%

5%

Extreme
Max
WB

19.2

17.5

16.1

83.8

Extreme Annual WS

Extreme Annual DB
Mean
Standard deviation
Min
Max
Min
Max

24.0

100.2

6.3

3.1

n=5 years
Min
Max

19.5

102.4

n-Year Return Period Values of Extreme DB

n=10 years
n=20 years
Min
Max
Min
Max

15.8

104.3

12.3

106.0

n=50 years
Min
Max

7.7

108.3

Monthly Climatic Design Conditions

Tavg

Annual

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

69.3

53.0
9.54
78
386
172
15
45
1

56.1
9.43
42
273
212
24
108
15

62.4
8.30
10
148
394
67
321
36

69.0
6.93
0
41
571
162
1144
263

76.4
4.96
0
1
817
353
3142
1102

81.3
3.41
0
0
940
490
5251
2328

83.7
2.73
0
0
1044
579
6800
3322

83.7
3.12
0
0
1044
579
6714
3358

79.2
5.25
0
1
875
426
4212
1840

70.9
7.26
1
30
648
212
1730
523

61.7
9.07
13
168
362
68
407
57

54.0
10.43
74
366
199
26
80
3

78.3
66.9
74.9
65.5
72.2
65.3
69.3
63.9

82.0
65.7
77.2
66.3
73.7
64.4
70.9
64.1

83.6
69.5
80.5
67.5
77.7
66.6
74.8
65.5

89.2
69.8
85.4
70.9
83.0
70.0
80.6
69.1

93.3
75.0
90.3
75.2
88.3
74.6
86.1
73.8

96.2
76.8
94.0
76.5
92.2
76.5
90.4
76.4

99.1
75.8
96.3
76.7
94.4
76.9
92.7
77.1

99.5
76.5
97.1
76.6
95.2
76.9
93.1
77.1

97.6
75.8
93.9
75.3
91.6
75.3
89.5
75.0

91.2
74.2
88.3
73.5
85.6
72.4
82.7
71.5

84.7
72.1
81.6
70.6
78.7
69.5
75.8
68.9

79.4
69.8
76.2
68.3
73.6
67.7
70.6
65.5

70.5
73.5
69.0
72.5
67.3
70.9
64.7
68.6

70.6
75.7
69.2
73.8
67.8
72.3
65.6
69.5

72.5
78.7
71.1
76.3
69.9
74.7
68.5
73.2

76.8
82.2
74.6
80.5
73.2
79.1
71.9
77.5

79.3
88.2
77.9
85.9
76.7
84.3
75.7
82.9

81.0
89.4
79.8
87.8
78.7
86.7
78.0
86.0

80.5
89.6
79.7
89.0
79.1
88.3
78.4
87.4

80.5
90.2
79.8
89.6
79.1
88.7
78.4
87.7

80.2
87.8
79.0
86.5
78.2
85.9
77.5
85.2

78.3
83.9
77.0
82.9
75.8
81.6
74.4
80.1

75.2
80.0
73.4
77.9
72.1
76.7
70.5
75.1

72.4
75.9
70.5
74.2
68.8
72.7
66.7
70.3

18.9
21.5
14.0
17.6
13.5

18.7
21.4
11.9
16.7
11.6

19.6
20.0
10.2
16.4
10.4

19.4
20.1
8.9
15.4
8.2

18.0
18.8
7.0
16.6
7.0

17.4
19.5
6.0
16.9
6.2

18.3
20.4
5.4
18.2
5.8

19.1
21.6
5.6
18.8
5.9

19.4
21.3
6.6
17.3
6.5

20.0
20.6
8.4
16.2
7.8

19.6
20.3
11.6
17.5
12.2

18.9
19.4
12.7
17.2
13.3

0.358
2.317
275
36

0.379
2.230
279
42

0.396
2.190
282
46

0.410
2.181
281
47

0.436
2.145
273
49

0.478
2.028
260
55

0.499
1.970
254
58

0.503
1.959
252
58

0.452
2.116
261
48

0.383
2.345
275
37

0.364
2.370
272
34

0.350
2.400
273
32

Sd
Temperatures,
Degree-Days
and
Degree-Hours

HDD50
HDD65
CDD50
CDD65
CDH74
CDH80
0.4%

Monthly Design
Dry Bulb
and
Mean Coincident
Wet Bulb
Temperatures

218
1414
7278
3001
29954
12848
DB
MCWB
DB

2%

MCWB
DB

5%

MCWB

10%

DB
MCWB
WB

0.4%
Monthly Design
Wet Bulb
and
Mean Coincident
Dry Bulb
Temperatures

MCDB
WB

2%

MCDB
WB

5%

MCDB
WB

10%

MCDB
MDBR

Mean Daily
Temperature
Range

5% DB
5% WB

Clear Sky
Solar
Irradiance

MCDBR
MCWBR
MCDBR
MCWBR
taub
taud

Ebn,noon
Edh,noon

CDDn
Cooling degree-days base nF, F-day
Lat
CDHn
Cooling degree-hours base nF, F-hour
Long
DB
Dry bulb temperature, F
MCDB
DP
Dew point temperature, F
MCDBR
Ebn,noon } Clear sky beam normal and diffuse horiMCDP
Edh,noon } zontal irradiances at solar noon, Btu/h/ft2
MCWB
Elev
Elevation, ft
MCWBR
Enth
Enthalpy, Btu/lb
MCWS
HDDn
Heating degree-days base nF, F-day
MDBR
Hours 8/4 & 55/69
Number of hours between 8 a.m. PCWD
and 4 p.m with DB between 55 and 69 F
HR
Humidity ratio, grains of moisture per lb of dry air

Latitude,
Longitude,
Mean coincident dry bulb temperature, F
Mean coincident dry bulb temp. range, F
Mean coincident dew point temperature, F
Mean coincident wet bulb temperature, F
Mean coincident wet bulb temp. range, F
Mean coincident wind speed, mph
Mean dry bulb temp. range, F
Prevailing coincident wind direction, ,
0 = North, 90 = East

Period
Years used to calculate the design conditions
Sd
Standard deviation of daily average temperature, F
StdP
Standard pressure at station elevation, psi
taub
Clear sky optical depth for beam irradiance
taud
Clear sky optical depth for diffuse irradiance
Tavg
Average temperature, F
Time Zone Hours ahead or behind UTC, and time zone code
WB
Wet bulb temperature, F
WBAN
Weather Bureau Army Navy number
WMO#
World Meteorological Organization number
WS
Wind speed, mph