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degree hour
The product of one hour, and usually the number of degrees fahrenheit the hourly mean temperature is above a base point (usually 65°F); it is used in roughly estimating or measuring the cooling load in cases where processes heat, heat from building occupants, and humidity are relatively unimportant compared to the dry bulb temperature.
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