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ContentsPreface to the ninth editionPreface to first edition xiiiAcknowledgements xvxi1 Fundamentals 1Units <strong>and</strong> quantities 2Criteria which affect human comfort ± definitions 4Thermal indices 10Methods <strong>of</strong> measurement 12Application 152 The building in winter 19Conservation <strong>of</strong> energy 20Heat losses 21Legislation 30Atypical construction features 33Condensation 42Air infiltration 45Temperature difference 51Miscellaneous allowances 56Continuous versus intermittent operation 60Steady state <strong>and</strong> dynamic response 643 The building in summer 66Conservation <strong>of</strong> energy 67Solar heat gains 69Air infiltration <strong>and</strong> ventilation 89Miscellaneous heat gains 89Temperature difference 93Intermittent operation 944 Survey <strong>of</strong> heating methods 96Condensation ± a warning 97Electrical <strong>of</strong>f-peak storage systems 97Direct systems ± solid fuel 98Direct systems ± liquid fuel (primarily convective) 99Direct systems ± gaseous fuels (primarily radiant) 100

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