degree of cooling
11degree day — Term created to assess and acknowledge expected demand for energy. A degree day value is the difference between a day s average temperature and a previously set temperature ( in the U.S., 65 degrees Fahrenheit). Degree days above 65 degrees are… …
12cooling degree-day — a degree day above the standard temperature of 75°F (24°C), used in estimating the energy requirements for air conditioning and refrigeration. Cf. growing degree day, heating degree day. * * * …
13cooling degree-day — a degree day above the standard temperature of 75°F (24°C), used in estimating the energy requirements for air conditioning and refrigeration. Cf. growing degree day, heating degree day …
14Cooling Degree Day — A value used to estimate interior air cooling requirements (load) calculated as the number of degrees per day (over a specified period) that the daily average temperature is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit (or some other, specified base… …
15Degree-day — A unit measuring the extent to which the outdoor mean (average of maximum and minimum) daily dry bulb temperature falls below (in the case of heating) or rises above (in the case of cooling) an assumed base. The base is normally taken as 65… …
16cooling degree day — (CDD) see degree day …
17degree day — noun a) A measure of heating or cooling, computed as the integral of a function of time that generally varies with temperature. b) A unit used in estimating the fuel consumption for a building; equal to the number of degrees that the mean… …
18Degree Hour — The product of 1 hour, and usually the number of degrees Fahrenheit the hourly mean temperature is above a base point (usually 65 degrees Fahrenheit); used in roughly estimating or measuring the cooling load in cases where processes heat, heat… …
19Cooling degree day — A unit of measure that indicates how heavy the air conditioning needs are under certain weather conditions. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
20Heating degree day — United States Heating Degree Day map, 1961 1990 …
