Hello guys, I am developing a simulation of a four-story floors building with VRF air conditioning system and, when I’m designing the floors, I had a question regarding the modeling of the ceiling and the raised floor. Based on this, I thought in three scenarios:
1- Modeling without ceiling and without raised floor: In this case, the building loses about 6 meters high, which reduces the area of walls and windows, distorting the model.
2- Modeling considering a height in the ceiling and in the raised floor: The height of the building is closer to the real one, but climatized area's volume increases, changing the HVAC's load.
3- Modeling the ceiling and the raised floor as zones: In this case, it would give more work and I would need to disregard the area of these zones in the total area count.
In your opinion, what would be the best alternative to model this building?
Thank you!
