[Bldg-sim] cold war, cold weather...

[Chris Yates]

Wow. You know what Michael. I think you have the makings of an ASHRAE
journal atricle! I want to do something similar for CIBSE. I'd love to use
your findings.
On 5 Jun 2019 23:21, "Michael J Witte via Bldg-sim" <
bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:

> I haven't seen a reply yet to this, so here goes . . .
>
> The oldest ASHRAE handbook on my shelf is a 1972 HOF (thanks Bob H.!).
> Chapter 33 is Weather Data and Design Conditions. The reference list
> includes these two primary sources:
>
> Evaluated Weather Data For Cooling Equipment Design, Addendum No. 1,
> Summer and Winter Data (Fluor Products Company, Santa Rosa, Calif., 1964).
> and
> Engineering Weather Data (Army, Navy, and Air Force Manual TM 5-785, 1963).
>
> You can buy a copy of the 1958 edition of Evaluated Weather Data on amazon
> https://www.amazon.com/Evaluated-Weather-Cooling-
> Equipment-Design/dp/B000HDSNFY
>
> I bet someone out there has a copy of the Engineering Weather Data manual
> on a shelf. Some quick searching leads to this later online version.
> http://web.utk.edu/~archinfo/EcoDesign/escurriculum/
> weather_data/weather_data_summ.html
> which says:
>
> "The Engineering Weather Data (EWD) and other products were developed by
> the Air Force Combat Climatology Center (AFCCC). Data is provided for
> approximately 800 stations worldwide. Intended to support design and
> construction of DOD facilities, the format is slanted toward professional
> engineers, but could have numerous other uses. "
>
> Searching AFCCC leads here to a fascinating history.
> https://www.airweaassn.org/Library/afwa/history.html
>
> "The mission of AFCCC is one of military applied climatology. We collect,
> maintain, and apply worldwide weather data, creating climatological
> products to strengthen the combat capability of America's warfighters.
> AFCCC's support to America's warfighters has a long history."
>
> And a fitting excerpt on the 75th anniversary of D-Day:
>
> "There was probably no WWII operation, major or minor, that did not
> include climatological input. The planning for every landing, mission, and
> offensive, including the D-Day invasion in 1944 and the atomic bombing of
> Japan, required extensive climatological preparation and analyses."
>
> So, Chris, your impression appears correct. Weather data statistics were
> motivated by military requirements (for better or worse), and marketing
> cooling equipment.
>
> Mike
>
> p.s. The pages from the 1972 HOF are included in a digitized NBSLD manual
> (one of the great mother programs of building simulation), pdf p. 287ff.
> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-
> 9bcc6856169c63cf2c5ab81af189bd75/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-
> 9bcc6856169c63cf2c5ab81af189bd75.pdf
>
>
>
> On 5/20/2019 4:16 AM, Chris Yates via Bldg-sim wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> Does anybody have any interesting background on the sources of (and
> motivations for calculating) the outdoor design conditions now available in
> ASHRAE HOF?
>
> My impression is that it was possibly derived for the purposes of keeping
> B52's and allied v-bombers ready for action at a moment's notice.
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
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