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CO2 in outdoor air, does EnergyPlus account for this

asked 2014-10-31 13:12:38 -0500

updated 2015-07-11 20:12:40 -0500

I am going to model a zone and report the CO2 levels. I want to make sure I include all CO2 that might be entering the space. I have a natural ventilation strategy, modeled using the Air Flow Network models in E+, and so it is important to include any CO2 that might be entering from the outdoor air.

  • Does anyone know if EnergyPlus includes CO2 levels when introducing outdoor air into the space?
  • If it doesn't normally, is there a way to include this?
  • And finally if it does, where does EnergyPlus get this data from?

As always many thanks to anyone who answers my queries, this is turning out to be a very useful site!

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answered 2014-11-20 16:39:09 -0500

Yes, all airflow into a zone is included in the zone air contaminant balance (CO2 and Generic), including outdoor air from simple infiltration, airflownetwork, and HVAC systems.

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answered 2014-10-31 13:43:36 -0500

updated 2014-11-03 09:12:57 -0500

Doing a search for CO2 in the 8.1 IO Reference it looks like the user can specify the concentration with these objects:

ZoneAirContaminantBalance

ZoneContaminantSourceAndSink:CarbonDioxide

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Also the ZoneAirContaminantBalance object has to be included in order to trigger the CO2 balance calculations. So they don't normally happen (to save computation).

Archmage's avatar Archmage  ( 2014-11-21 08:51:52 -0500 )edit

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