Part 1. Load Estimating | Chapter 3.

Heat Storage, Diversity And Stratification

TABLE 12-STORAGE LOAD FACTORS, HEAT GAIN-LIGHTS*

Lights On 10 Hours with Equipment Operating 12, 16 and 24 Hours, Constant Space Temperature
EQUIP.
OPER- WEIGHT
ATION (lb per sq ft NUMBER OF HOURS AFTER LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON
Hours of floor area) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
150 & over .37 .67 .71 .74 .76 .79 .81 .83 .84 .86 .87 .29 .26 .23 .20 .19 .17 .15 .14 .12 .11 .10 .09 .08
Fluorescent Lights Exposed
24 100 .31 .67 .72 .76 .79 .81 .83 .85 .87 .88 .90 .30 .26 .22 .19 .16 .15 .13 .12 .10 .09 .08 .07 .06
30 .25 .74 .83 .88 .91 .94 .96 .96 .98 .98 .99 .26 .17 .12 .08 .05 .04 .03 .02 .01 .01 .01 0 0
150 & over .60 .82 .83 .84 .84 .84 .85 .85 .86 .88 .90 .32 .28 .25 .23 .19
16 100 .46 .79 .84 .86 .87 .88 .88 .89 .89 .90 .90 .30 .26 .22 .19 .16
30 .29 .77 .85 .89 .92 .95 .96 .96 .98 .98 .99 .26 .17 .12 .08 .05
150 & over .63 .90 .91 .93 .93 .94 .95 .95 .95 .96 .96 .37
12 100 .57 .89 .91 .92 .94 .94 .95 .95 .96 .96 .97 .36
30 .42 .86 .91 .93 .95 .97 .98 .98 .99 .99 .99 .26
150 & over .34 .55 .61 .65 .68 .71 .74 .77 .79 .81 .83 .39 .35 .31 .28 .25 .23 .20 .18 .16 .15 .14 .12 .11
Lights Recessed in Susp.

24 100 .24 .56 .63 .68 .72 .75 .78 .80 .82 .84 .86 .40 .34 .29 .25 .20 .18 .17 .15 .14 .12 .10 .09 .08
Incandescent Lights.
Ceiling or Exposed

30 .17 .65 .77 .84 .88 .92 .94 .95 .97 .98 .98 .35 .23 .16 .11 .07 .05 .04 .03 .02 .01 .01 0 0
Fluorescent

150 & over .58 .75 .79 .80 .80 .81 .82 .83 .84 .86 .87 .39 .35 .31 .28 .25
16 100 .46 .73 .78 .82 .82 .82 .83 .84 .85 .87 .88 .40 .34 .29 .25 .20
30 .22 .69 .80 .86 .89 .93 .94 .95 .97 .98 .98 .35 .23 .16 .11 .07
150 & over .69 .86 .89 .90 .91 .91 .92 .93 .94 .95 .95 .50
12 100 .58 .85 .88 .88 .90 .92 .93 .94 .94 .94 .95 .48
30 .40 .81 .88 .91 .93 .96 .97 .97 .98 .99 .99 .35
150 & over .23 .33 .41 .47 .52 .57 .61 .66 .69 .72 .74 .59 .52 .46 .42 .37 .34 .31 .27 .25 .23 .21 .18 .16
Fluorescent or Incandescent
Ceiling and Ceiling Plenum
Lights Recessed in Susp.

24 100 .17 .33 .44 .52 .56 .61 .66 .69 .74 .77 .79 .60 .51 .37 .37 .32 .30 .27 .23 .20 .18 .16 .14 .12
30 0 .48 .66 .76 .82 .87 .91 .93 .95 .97 .98 .52 .34 .16 .16 .11 .07 .05 .04 .02 .02 .01 0 0
Return System.

150 & over .57 .64 .68 .72 .73 .73 .74 .74 .75 .76 .78 .59 .52 .42 .42 .37
16 100 .47 .60 .67 .72 .74 .77 .78 .79 .80 .81 .82 .60 .51 .37 .37 .32
30 .07 .53 .70 .78 .84 .88 .91 .93 .95 .97 .98 .52 .34 .16 .16 .11
150 & over .75 .79 .83 .84 .86 .88 .89 .91 .91 .93 .93 .75
12 100 .68 .77 .81 .84 .86 .88 .89 .89 .92 .93 .93 .72
30 .34 .72 .82 .87 .89 .92 .95 .95 .97 .98 .98 .52
These factors apply when maintaining a CONSTANT TEMPERATURE in the space during the operating period. Where the temperature is
allowed to swing, additional storage will result during peak load periods. Refer to Table 13 for applicable storage factors.
with lights operating the same number of hours as the time of equipment operation, use a load factor of 1.00.

Lights On for Shorter or Longer Period than 10 Hours
Occasionally adjustments may be required to take account of lights
operating less or more than the 10 hours on which the table is based. The
following is the procedure to adjust the load factors:
A-WITH LIGHTS IN OPERATION FOR SHORTER PERIOD THAN 10 HOURS
and the equipment operating 12, 16 or 24 hours at the time of the overall peak
load, extrapolate load factors as follows:
1. Equipment operating for 24 hours:
a. Use the storage load factors as listed up to the time the lights are
turned off.
b. Shift the load factors beyond the 10th hour (on the right of heavy line)
to the left to the hour the lights are turned off. This leaves last few
hours of equipment operation without designated load factors.
c. Extrapolate the last few hours at thee same rate of reduction as the
end hours in the table.
2. Equipment operating for 16 hours:
a. Follow the procedure in Step 1, using the storage load factor values
in 24-hour equipment operation table.
b. Now construct a new set of load factors by adding the new values
for the 16th hour to that denoted 0, 17th hour to the 1st hour, etc.
b. The load factors for the hours succeeding the switching- off the
lights are as in Steps 1b and 1c.
3. Equipment operating for 12 hours:
Follow procedure in Step 2, except in Step 2b add values of 12th
hour to that designated 0, 13th hour to the 1st hour, etc.
B-WITH LIGHTS IN OPERATION FOR LONGER PERIOD THAN 10 HOURS
and the equipment operating 12, 16 or 24 hours at the time of the overall peak
load, extrapolate load factors as follows:
1. Equipment operating for 24 hours:
a. Use the load factors as listed through 10th hour and extrapolate
beyond the 10th hour at the rate of the last 4 hours.
b. Follow the same procedure as in Step 1b of A except shift load
factors beyond 10th hour now to the right, dropping off the last few
hours.
2. Equipment operating for 16 hours or 12 hours:
a. Use the load factors in 24-hour equipment operation table as listed
through 10th hour and extrapolate beyond the 10th hour at the rate of
the last 4 hours.
b. Follow the procedure in Step 1b of A except shift the load factors
beyond 10th hour now to the right.
c. For 16-hour equipment operation, follow the procedure in Steps 2b
and 2c of A.
d. For 12-hor equipment operation, follow the procedure in Step 3 of
A.