HVAC Heat Load Calculation (HAP): Step by Step Complete Guide with Practical Example

Welcome to our Step-by-Step Guide for Heat Load Calculation by using Hourly Analysis Program (HAP). This software is widely used to design HVAC systems in various industries. This unique online comprehensive course is designed to provide you the best and simplest way to learn heat load calculation for HVAC system. Moreover, it is represented with practical examples and explained each term to understand the software very easily. All the theories are included to avert any kind of distraction from the course.

Let's see what you will get from this course:

1) Section 1: Introduction

• A Brief Introduction to HAP

• Route map to Our Learning

• How to install the software

2) Section 2: Weather Data & Properties

• Weather Design Parameter Inputs

• Design Simulation Inputs

• Actual Weather Data Inputs

3) Section 3: Create Schedule

• Schedule for People

• Schedule for Lights & Fan

4) Section 4: Defining Wall & Partitions & Inputs

• Concept of U Factor or Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient

• How to Define Walls?

• How to Define Partitions?

5) Section 5: Defining Roof, Ceiling, Floor & Inputs

• Introduction to Roof, Ceiling & Floor with Heat Flow

• How to Define Roof?

• How to Define Ceiling

• How to Define Floor?

6) Section 6: Defining Windows, Doors & Inputs

• How to Define Windows?

• How to Define Doors?

7) Section 7: Defining Shades & Inputs

• Introduction to Shades

• How to Define Shades?

8) Section 8: Space Inputs & Properties

• How to input for General?

• How to input for Internals?

• How to input for Walls, Windows, and doors?

• How to input for Roofs & Skylights?

• How to input for Infiltration?

• How to input for Floors above Conditioned and unconditioned Space?

• How to input for Slab Floors on Grade & Below Grade?

• How to input for Partitions?

• How to Get Space Input Data Reports?

9) Section 9: System Inputs & Properties

• How to inputs for General?

• How to input for system components?

• How to input for zone components?

• How to input for sizing data & equipment?

• System input reports

• System Design Reports

10) Section 10: Practical Project HAP Calculation Example & Explanation

• Project Details, Drawings & Documents

• Practical project HAP Weather Inputs

• Practical project HAP Schedules & U Factors

• Practical project HAP Space & System Inputs

• Practical project HAP Outputs

• Practical Drawings & Models

• Conclusion

The practical example is included at the end of this course in such a way that you will learn how to do heat load calculation in various industries which will enhance your skills, make you very confident, and help your professional growth by using HAP software in any kind of HVAC project.