Recently Completed Research Projects

Research Strategy
Recently Completed Research Projects:
RP-728 Preparation of the WYEC2 User‘s Manual and Toolkit. See ASHRAE TransactionsVol.104(1):32-40, Technical Paper#4095Purchase CD-ROM produced.
RP-816 Wind Data for Design of Smoke Control Systems. See ASHRAE TransactionsVol.104(1):742-751, Technical Paper#4171
RP-828 Sequences of Extreme Temperature and Humidity for Design Conditions. See ASHRAETransactions Vol.104(1):133-144, Technical Paper #4105. See description ofproject resultsorpurchase CD-ROM produced.
RP-889 Weather Data Sets for ASHRAE Research.
RP-890 Updating the Tables of Design Weather Conditions in the ASHRAE Handbook -Fundamentals. See ASHRAE Transactions Vol.106(1): , Technical Paper #4318. Seedescription ofprojectresults orpurchase CD-ROMproduced.
RP-926 Development of Snow Melt Load Design Algorithms and Data for Locations Aroundthe World. See ASHRAE Transactions Vol.105(1):1055-1065.
RP-962 Automatic Generation of Hourly Design Sequences. Topurchase CD-ROM produced.
RP-1015 International Weather for Energy Calculations (IWEC). Topurchase CD-ROM produced.
RP-1170 Identify and Characterize International Weather Data Sources. To view theglobal weather data source webpage.
RP-1171 Sources of Uncertainty in the Calculation of Design Weather Conditions in the ASHRAEHandbook - Fundamentals  (Morris, PMS Ch)
RP-1226 Development of procedures to utilize Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)weather data in building energy calculations (Barnaby,PMS Ch)
RP-1273 Update the Climatic Design Conditions in theASHRAE 2005 HOF (Crawley, PMS Ch)
Current Research Projects:
1143-RP Reference Procedure toObtain Typical Solar Spectra for Advanced Solar Heat Gain Calculation,Contractor-Solar Consulting Service (TC 4.5 Lead)
1309-TRP Development of a Solar Radiation Model forTropical Climates, Contractor-MK Associates (Degelman, PMS Ch, Barnaby,Crawley, Cornish)
1325-TRP Environ. Weather Loads for HygrothermalAnalysis and Design of Buildings, Contractor-Syracuse University (co-sponsorTC 4.4 Lead)  (Dru Crawley, PMS Chm, Bob Morris)
1363-TRP Generation of Hourly Design-Day Weather Data,Contractor - , (Barnaby, PMS Chm, Crawley, Huang, Bruning)
Research Plan:
1. 1354-WSImproved Database of Earth Temps. and Municipal Water Supply Temps. for Usewith Building Simulations
2.Developing Standard Procedures for Filling Weather Data Gaps During Analysisof Measured Building Energy Use.
3. 1413-RTAR,Developing Standard Procedures for Filling Weather Data Gaps During Analysisof Measured Building Energy Use.
4. EvaluatingProcedures to Generate Detailed Climate Data from Sparse Data Sets.
5. Spectral CloudModifier Model for Improved Hourly Simulation of Solar Radiation,Fenestration Solar Heat Gains, and Building Energy Performance.
Work Statements (WS) in Progress:
1354-WS ImprovedDatabase of Earth Temperatures and Municipal Water Supply Temperatures forUse with Building Simulations