Trouble using Space Infiltration Effective Leakage Area in Openstudio

asked 2015-09-23 16:43:42 -0600

Jerry K
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Hello,

I am finding that I am not able to define infiltration by Effective Leakage Area in Openstudio. When I attempt to do so, I receive in error regarding my zone infiltration object reading: Field [Zone Name] is required but was left blank.

I believe the error might be telling me to define the Effective Leakage Area to a thermal zone? I do not see an option or way to do so.

I am adding my effective leakage area using the inspector within the Sketchup interface, assigning a space where requested, and filling in the rest of the fields.

Thanks!

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Is the space that you assigned the infiltration object to, assigned to a thermal zone?

David Goldwasser ( 2015-09-23 19:56:42 -0600 )edit

Yes, the space is part of a thermal zone.

Also, I have no trouble creating an infiltration object using design flow rates.

Jerry K ( 2015-09-23 22:52:35 -0600 )edit

Is it possible you have an extra unused space infiltration effective leakage area object? The only way I was able to get the error you see is by not associating it with a space or space type.

I do see a different error if you use the default stack and wind coefficients that come with a new object made with the inspector, this issue doesn't exist if you use the Library in the OS app to add a new object.

   ** Severe  ** IP: IDF line~326 Invalid Number in Numeric Field#3 (Wind Coefficient), value=-1.#QNAN, in ZONEINFILTRATION:EFFECTIVELEAKAGEAREA=SPACE INFILTRATION EFFECTIVE LEAKAGE AREA 1

David Goldwasser ( 2015-09-24 13:25:32 -0600 )edit

No, just one effective leakage area object.

My library doesn't come with a default leakage object, so I haven't added one by that method.

Thanks for looking into this, David. I'll keep trying to figure out what's going wrong.

Jerry K ( 2015-09-24 14:30:01 -0600 )edit

1.9.0 due out soon will have this in "My Library" You will be able to drag it in to the space types tab or the new spaces tab.

David Goldwasser ( 2015-09-24 15:06:12 -0600 )edit

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answered 2015-09-24 18:36:54 -0600

Jerry K
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Ok, I got my model to run now with an infiltration leakage area. I assigned my effective leakage object to specific spaces (not space types) using the facility tab (not the space types tab as I have been previously assigning my design flow rate infiltrations.)

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It should work on SpaceType as well, but we can try to figure out why it wasn't working for you if it happens again.

David Goldwasser ( 2015-09-25 12:02:19 -0600 )edit

Also, am I correct that the stack coefficient should be in (L/s)^2/(m^4·K) as opposed to (L/s)^2/(cm^4·K) as is found in the ASHRAE tables? When I use the coefficient converted to meters to the fourth power, my air changes per hour seem to make sense.

The object within Openstudio doesn't specify what units to use for the coefficients, so I'm a bit unsure what is to be inserted.

Jerry K ( 2015-09-25 15:46:53 -0600 )edit

refer to the EnergyPlus documentation for that object. It doesn't appear we do any unit conversion on it in OpenStudio.

David Goldwasser ( 2015-09-25 16:41:51 -0600 )edit

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