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How is user design airflow calculated

asked 2015-10-22 16:31:06 -0500

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updated 2015-11-10 21:29:17 -0500

For the primary-school reference building model, I am looking at the output table (Zone sensible cooling for entire facility, under HVAC sizing summary). I am trying to figure out how the user design air flow is calculated. It is more than the minimum OA flow, and different from the calculated design air flow. In the Zone sensible heating table, the user design airflow is same as the min OA. There does not seem to be anything in the input file that looks like cfm/zone has been entered - every design airflow field says autosize. I must be missing something blindingly obvious. Thanks as always for all the help.

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answered 2015-10-22 20:50:34 -0500

updated 2015-10-22 21:04:44 -0500

In general the "User __" values account for the heating and cooling sizing factor fields in the Sizing:Parameter and Sizing:Zone objects.

It looks like these fields are set to 1.0 for the ASHRAE90.1_SchoolPrimary_STD2007 prototype model since "Calculated" values match the "User" values.

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I am using files from http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/new-.... which are 2004 ashrae standard. Thanks for referring me to the newer versions. The sizing factor in the version I am using is 1.5 - and that is what is generating the user values (1.5 times the calculated values).

Rohini's avatar Rohini  ( 2015-10-23 09:17:51 -0500 )edit

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