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Why does Controller:OutdoorAir not set OA-Flow to zero as specified ?

I have a simple airloop as shown below:

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If Outdoor DB Temperatures are too low, then the Outdoor Air Flow should be set to zero. Accordingly the minimum OA Flow rate has been set to 0 m³/s. See here:

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Nevertheless, in the following chart you see that outdoor air flow at the outdoor air IN node never reaches zero, but apparently reaches a minimum greater than zero, the origin of which is totally unclear: image description

Can anyone explain what the reasons might be and how to enforce zero outdoor air flow when outdoor air is too cold ?

Why does Controller:OutdoorAir not set OA-Flow to zero as specified ?

I have a simple airloop as shown below:

image description

If Outdoor DB Temperatures are too low, then the Outdoor Air Flow should be set to zero. Accordingly the minimum OA Flow rate has been set to 0 m³/s. See here:

image description

Nevertheless, in the following chart you see that outdoor air flow at the outdoor air IN node never reaches zero, but apparently reaches a minimum greater than zero, the origin of which is totally unclear: image description

Can anyone explain what the reasons might be and how to enforce zero outdoor air flow when outdoor air is too cold ?