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The cooling loads that the refrigeration and air conditioning systems remove result from the heat gains of a building or conditioned space. If the temperature and humidity are to be held constant, this heat gain needs to be removed at a rate consistent with the rate of heat addition. The rate of thermal energy removal is defined as the cooling load of the building or space. The total cooling load is the sum of both the internal and the external heat gains, each with both sensible and latent components. The internal loads are people, equipment, and lighting. The external components are ventilation, infiltration, solar radiation, and wall conduction.
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Kirkpatrick, A.T. (2023). Cooling Loads in Buildings. In: Introduction to Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems. Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16776-8_6
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