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Heating and Cooling Degree-Days Maps of Pakistan

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  • Khuram Pervez Amber

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Waqar Aslam

    (Department of Computer System Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan)

  • Faraz Ikram

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan)

  • Anila Kousar

    (Department of Electrical (Power) Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan)

  • Hafiz Muhammad Ali

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Taxila 47080, Pakistan)

  • Naveed Akram

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan)

  • Kamran Afzal

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan)

  • Haroon Mushtaq

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan)

Abstract

The building sector consumes about 40% of the world’s primary energy. Seasonal climatic conditions have a significant effect on the energy consumption in buildings. One of the famous methods used for decoding this seasonal variation in buildings energy consumption is the “Degree Days Method”. Data has been widely published for the heating and cooling degree days of different countries. Unfortunately, there is very limited and outdated published data for the heating and cooling degree-days of Pakistan. In this study, yearly average heating and cooling degree-days for different regions of Pakistan are established by using 30 year long-term measured data for different base temperatures. The data is presented in tables and figures whereas heating and cooling degree-day maps of Pakistan have been developed.

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  • Khuram Pervez Amber & Muhammad Waqar Aslam & Faraz Ikram & Anila Kousar & Hafiz Muhammad Ali & Naveed Akram & Kamran Afzal & Haroon Mushtaq, 2018. "Heating and Cooling Degree-Days Maps of Pakistan," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, January.
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