Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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On the OpenStudio front:
Phase change material is modeled using MaterialProperty:PhaseChange in EnergyPlus. This object is not available directly in OpenStudio, but could be added to a model via an EnergyPlus Measure.
A dry cooler is called a FluidCooler in EnergyPlus. It is available in OpenStudio. You would attach this to the supply side of a PlantLoop.
Since DesignBuilder uses EnergyPlus as the engine, it may well already expose these objects. It should be easier to check now that you know their EnergyPlus names.
