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Glossary

 

The terms and definitions included in this glossary were taken from "ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration".
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thermal transmittance (U factor)

 

heat transmission in unit time through unit area of a material or construction and the boundary air films, induced by unit temperature difference between the environments on each side. Note: This heat transmission rate is also called the overall coefficient of heat transfer.

 

 

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