Electrical Installation Lecture No.11 Dr.

Mohammed Tawfeeq Alzuhairi

The reflection coefficients ρ can be used to determine the utilization

factor UF for any luminaire from the manufacturers catalogues when the
room index is calculated. For example, Table -2 gives the utilization
factor UF for a fluorescent luminaire with single 40W lamp and prismatic
diffuser0011 mm length for different values of the room reflection
coefficients: C – ceiling reflection, W- wall reflection, F- floor reflection. If
these values are: (0.5, 0.5, 0.2) and the room index is calculated to be
1.50, then the UF = 0.52.

Table -2

Utilisation factor for fluorescent luminare with single 40W lamp and prismatic diffuser
0011 mm length.

Room Reflection Room Index

C W F .75 1.00 1.25 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 5.00

.70 .50 .20 .44 .50 .56 .60 .65 .69 .72 .75 .77

.30 .38 .44 .50 .54 .60 .64 .68 .72 .74

.10 .33 .40 .46 .50 .56 .61 .64 .69 .72

.50 .50 .20 .39 .44 .49 .52 .57 .60 .62 .65 .67

.30 .34 .40 .44 .48 .53 .56 .59 .62 .64

.10 .30 .36 .41 .44 .50 .53 .56 .60 .62

.30 .50 .20 .34 .39 .42 .45 .49 .51 .53 .55 .57

.30 .30 .35 .39 .42 .46 .49 .51 .53 .55

.10 .27 .32 .36 .39 .44 .47 .49 .52 .54

.00 .00 .00 .22 .26 .29 .31 .34 .36 .38 .40 .41

UF

Note: The reflection coefficients for a standard room are: (0.7, 0.5, 0.2)