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Poultry farm modeling in EnergyPlus.

I'm trying to model the energy consumption of poultry farms in EnergyPlus.

I need to model the ventilation of a poultry farm-type building that is 12 meters wide, 100 meters long, and 4 meters high (height to ridge).

There are two ways to ventilate the farm: one is through fans (extractors) at one end and air intakes at the other; and the other is through fans that hang from the ridge of the nave.

The queries are:

1) To size the fans, you can use the

RoomAir:TemperaturePattern:UserDefined?

2) Can large fans be modeled using the Fan:VariableVolume?

3) How do you program a series of fans in the same zone in the case of hanging fans?

4) Some of these buildings are open. How do you model a hole or an open area, without walls, in EnergyPlus?

Thank you in advance. Regards.

Cecilia

Poultry farm modeling in EnergyPlus.

I'm trying to model the energy consumption of poultry farms in EnergyPlus.

I need to model the ventilation of a poultry farm-type building that is 12 meters wide, 100 meters long, and 4 meters high (height to ridge).

There are two ways to ventilate the farm: one is through fans (extractors) at one end and air intakes at the other; and the other is through fans that hang from the ridge of the nave.

The queries are:

1) To size the fans, you can use the

RoomAir:TemperaturePattern:UserDefined?

2) Can large fans be modeled using the Fan:VariableVolume?

3) How do you program a series of fans in the same zone in the case of hanging fans?

4) Some of these buildings are open. How do you model a hole or an open area, without walls, in EnergyPlus?

Thank you in advance. Regards.

Cecilia