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The heating and cooling capacity, and therefore the heat transfer, are a function of the load and source temperatures and air/water flow rate "ratios". Check that the performance curves used actually change the performance curve output if air flow is different from rated conditions.

The heating and cooling capacity, and therefore the heat transfer, are a function of the load and source temperatures and air/water flow rate "ratios". Check that the performance curves used actually change the performance curve output if air flow is different from rated conditions.

    HeatCapRated = SimpleWatertoAirHP(HPNum).RatedCapHeat;

    QLoadTotal = HeatCapRated *
        CurveValue(state, state.dataWaterToAirHeatPumpSimple->SimpleWatertoAirHP(HPNum).HeatCapCurveIndex, ratioTDB, ratioTS, ratioVL, ratioVS);

The heating and cooling capacity, and therefore the heat transfer, are a function of the load and source temperatures and air/water flow rate "ratios". Check that the performance curves used actually change the performance curve output if air flow is different from rated conditions.

    HeatCapRated = SimpleWatertoAirHP(HPNum).RatedCapHeat;

    QLoadTotal = HeatCapRated *
        CurveValue(state, state.dataWaterToAirHeatPumpSimple->SimpleWatertoAirHP(HPNum).HeatCapCurveIndex, SimpleWatertoAirHP(HPNum).HeatCapCurveIndex, ratioTDB, ratioTS, ratioVL, ratioVS);