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Is it possible to model a heat exchanger between 2 thermal zones?

I would like to take hot air from one thermal zone, extract a portion of its heat through a heat exchanger, and dump the cooled air into a specific second thermal zone.

I am specifically having trouble with the dumping of the cooled air into the second thermal zone. I have tried adding the thermal zone to the air loop, and have read the Input Output Reference for each Heat Exchanger Object, however it doesn't seem like you can select where the output air is dumped.

I have only used OpenStudio for a couple months so apologies if this is a simple issue.

Is it possible to model a heat exchanger between 2 thermal zones?

I would like to take hot air from one thermal zone, extract a portion of its heat through a heat exchanger, and dump the cooled air into a specific second thermal zone.

I am specifically having trouble with the dumping of the cooled air into the second thermal zone. I have tried adding the thermal zone to the air loop, and have read the Input Output Reference for each Heat Exchanger Object, however it doesn't seem like you can select where the output air is dumped.

I have only used OpenStudio for a couple months so apologies if this is a simple issue.