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Building Services Engineering 5th Edition Handbook

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Symbols<br />

Symbol Description Units<br />

A area m 2<br />

electrical current<br />

A<br />

A f floor area m 2<br />

physical constant<br />

dB<br />

A g cross-sectional area of gutter mm 2<br />

A o area of water flow at gutter outlet mm 2<br />

A r roof area m 2<br />

A w walling area m 2<br />

α (alpha) electrical temperature coefficient of resistance / ◦ C<br />

percentage depreciation and interest charge %<br />

absorption coefficient<br />

dimensionless<br />

ᾱ mean absorption coefficient dimensionless<br />

AET allowed exposure time min<br />

B<br />

building envelope number<br />

sound reduction index<br />

dB<br />

B f physical constant dB<br />

b barometric pressure bar, b<br />

β (beta) angle degree<br />

C<br />

fuel cost per appropriate unit<br />

carbon<br />

C 1 , C 2 constant<br />

C i interior air pollution decipol<br />

C o outdoor air pollution decipol<br />

C r room concentration %<br />

C s supply air concentration %<br />

C T concentration after time T %<br />

C 3 electrical load W/m 2<br />

clo clothing thermal insulation<br />

C v ventilation coefficient<br />

CO 2 carbon dioxide %, ppm<br />

D gutter depth mm<br />

DI directivity index dB<br />

DU demand or discharge unit<br />

d pipe diameter m or mm<br />

distance<br />

m

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