8. Space heating requirement
- sap2012.SAP_worksheet.space_heating_requirement.space_heating_requirement(utilisation_factor_for_heating_whole_house, total_internal_and_solar_gains, monthly_external_temperature_table_U1, mean_internal_temp_whole_dwelling, heat_transfer_coefficient, days_in_month, total_floor_area)[source]
Calculates Space Heating Requirement, Section 8.
- Parameters:
utilisation_factor_for_gains_table_9a (float) – See (94).
total_gains_internal_and_solar (float) – See (84) in W.
monthly_external_temperature_table_U1 (float) – See (96) in degC.
mean_internal_temperature_whole_dwelling (float) – See (92) in degC.
heat_transfer_coefficient (float) – See (39).
days_in_month (float) –
total_floor_area (float) – in m.
- Returns:
A dictionary with keys of ( useful_gains, heat_loss_rate_for_mean_internal_temperature, space_heating_requirement_monthly, space_heating_requirement_yearly, space_heating_requirement_yearly_per_m2 )
useful_gains (
float): See (95) in W.heat_loss_rate_for_mean_internal_temperature (
float): See (97) in W.space_heating_requirement_monthly (
float): See (98) in kWh/month.space_heating_requirement_yearly (
float): See (98) in kWh.space_heating_requirement_yearly_per_m2 (
float): See (99) in kWh/m2/yr.
- Return type: