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How are the hydronic tubes embedded in low temperature radiant system? (EnergyPlus)

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Hi

I'm modelling TABS (Thermally Activated Building Systems) via ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:ConstantFlow in EnergyPlus (EP). Could anyone tell me how the hydronic tubes/pipes are embedded in the system? I can't seem to find this in the EP documentation. Does EP consider the entire floor (finishing, insulation, concrete slab,...) as a whole and does EP put its tubes in the middle? Or does EP put the tubes in the concrete slab? Or something else? Thanks in advance!

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answered 6 years ago

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The tubes can be embedded between any layers of materials. You specify an integer that indicates where it is in the Construction:InternalSource object that is used with low temperature radiant systems. You might want to also take a look at the example IDF files that start with "RadLoTemp" in the ExampleFiles directory.

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