Equation Nuggets
Part of ZipTest Pro2™ Building Diagnostics Software for the TI-86 Graphing Calculator

Equation Nuggets are pre-loaded equations that allow you to solve for any variable of an equation if all other variables are assigned values. This powerful feature allows you to solve many of you building diagnostics problems and perform "what if" analysis quickly and accurately. The 50 pre-loaded equations allow you to solve many problems relating to weatherization, auditing, and construction.




Example of an equation nugget
Nugget Name Equation Nugget Description
1. ABMI (Body Mass Index)
2. ACFM (pressure created by exhaust devices)
3. ACFM1 (determination of vent fan size when house is "too tight")
4. ACFMd (depressurization blower door result temperature adjusted)
5. ACFMp (pressurization blower door result temperature adjusted)
6. ACH50 (air changes per hour at 50 Pascals building pressure from CMF50)
7. ACHIL (equivalent wind chill temperature, new 2001 version of National Weather Service)
8. ACHN (building air change per hour at natural pressure)
9. ACIRa (area of a circle)
10. ACIRc (circumference of a circle)
11. ACLG1 (annual cooling cost of air leakage)
12. ACLG2 (cooling cost-effectiveness guideline for air sealing)
13. ACO2O (air-free carbon monoxide from as-measured carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide for a number 2 oil appliance)
14. ACOAR (air-free carbon monoxide from as-measured carbon monoxide and oxygen percentage in flue gas, any fuel)
15. ACOLP (air-free carbon monoxide from as-measured carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide for a liquefied propane, LP, appliance)
16. ACONG (air-free carbon monoxide from as-measured carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide for a natural gas appliance)
17. ACORM (for determining the carbon monoxide concentrations in a room from an unvented natural gas or propane appliance, such as a gas range/oven)
18. ADEWP (dewpoint temperature determination)
19. ADUCT (round duct diameter to rectangular)
20. AELA (effective leakage area from CFM4)
21. AEQLA (equivalent leakage area from CFM10)
22. AFCOM (payments on loan, interest, principle, periods)
23. AFUEL (per therm cost of fuel)
24. AH2O (annual domestic water heating energy consumption)
25. AHET1 (annual space heating cost)
26. AHET2 (savings from heating system efficiency improvements)
27. AHET3 (annual heating costs of air leakage)
28. AHET4 (heating cost-effectiveness guideline for air sealing)
29. AHET5 (transmission heat transfer through a surface)
30. AHET6 (air leakage heat loss per year)
31. AHET7 (analysis for heating system replacement)
32. AHI (heat index or apparent temperature)
33. AHRAT (humidity ratio)
34. AIREQ (building air flow rate, air equation)
35. AIRSF (air speed in units of feet per minute)
36. AIRSP (air speed in units of miles per hour)
37. AMLR (Minneapolis leakage ratio)
38. APYTH (Pythagorean theorem)
39. AREFR (Savings-to-Investment Ratio for refrigerator replacement)
40. ARISR (sensible to total capacity ratio of air-to-air cooling equipment)
41. ARITC (total capacity of air-to-air cooling equipment)
42. ARVAL (determine R-value with non-contact thermometer)
43. ASERP (bldg.-to-zone percentage of zone-to-outdoor leakage rate)
44. ASIR (simple savings-to-investment ratio)
45. ASTAK (building stack pressure at given height)
46. ATRIa (area of a triangle)
47. AVNT1 (space heating energy consumption for ventilation)
48. AVNT2 (annual electrical consumption for ventilation)
49. AWATC (cost to operate a water pump)
50. AWATP (horsepower to pump water)

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