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I intend to simulate a data center in Openstudio and EnergyPlus. I divided 4 zones in data center for processing air.

Zone 1 (heating): when servers heating it will create heat and hot air will come through Zone 1(how do we define loads and thermal in this zone).

Zone 2 (buffering): returned air will exhaust and buffer to mixing zone (buffered air = alpha * returned air).

Zone 3 (cooling and mixing): outdoor air will be cooled by CRAR before (if it properties are accepted) and mixed with buffered air to create supply air for cooling servers.

Zone 4: supply air will come for cooling servers.

I have not known how to create air loops in HVAC Systems, define input air, limit temperature and humidity in each zone for my simulation and I already divided 4 zones for model in SketchUp (using OpenStudio plugin).

Please help me to solve this problems. Should I create it in OpenStudio or create idf file for EnergyPlus.

Thank you very much.

I intend to simulate a data center in Openstudio and EnergyPlus. I divided 4 zones in data center for processing air.

Zone 1 (heating): when servers heating it will create heat and hot air will come through Zone 1(how do we define loads and thermal in this zone).

Zone 2 (buffering): returned air will exhaust and buffer to mixing zone (buffered air = alpha * returned air).

Zone 3 (cooling and mixing): outdoor air will be cooled by CRAR before (if it properties are accepted) and mixed with buffered air to create supply air for cooling servers.

Zone 4: supply air will come for cooling servers.

I have not known how to create air loops in HVAC Systems, define input air, limit temperature and humidity in each zone for my simulation and I already divided 4 zones for model in SketchUp (using OpenStudio plugin).

Please help me to solve this problems. Should I create it in OpenStudio or create idf file for EnergyPlus.

Thank you very much.