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zilvis79
04-11-2010, 08:10 PM
Example : heated floor surface area 100 sq.meters.lets say room height 3m, so 300 cubic meters volume of air in the room, RH=50%, florr surface temperature is 30c, desired romm temp 22c, dt=8.

Question : how to calculate energy radiated by Wats per sq.m (W/m2)

frank
04-11-2010, 08:29 PM
You are missing a vital part of the equation - TIME

Over time, the input temperature of 30C will bring the room up to 22C over TIME, providing that the heat input is greater than the heat loss.

Watts (J/S) is a measure of heat /time

DTLarca
04-11-2010, 08:43 PM
For underfloor heating the floors should not exceed 29°C but for bathrooms which are typically 33°C.

For floors the surface film heat transfer coefficient is limited to approximately 10-11W/mēK so for your 8K TD the maximum heat transfer would be 8K x 11W/mēK = 88W/mē

But you ask how much would be radiated? I'm not sure how to divide Q into radiant and convective components? I don't know the proportions - I don't think it matters, does it?