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2023-03-16 08:54:50 -0500 edited answer When two AirflowNetwork:MultiZone:SpecifiedFlowRate objeects are specified, energyPlus clashes.

No, there's nothing wrong with the IDF. There was a bug in input processing that didn't always get hit, so the testing t

2023-03-16 08:54:27 -0500 edited answer When two AirflowNetwork:MultiZone:SpecifiedFlowRate objeects are specified, energyPlus clashes.

No, there's nothing wrong with the IDF. There was a bug in input processing that didn't always get hit, so the testing t

2023-03-15 15:23:08 -0500 answered a question When two AirflowNetwork:MultiZone:SpecifiedFlowRate objeects are specified, energyPlus clashes.

No, there's nothing wrong with the IDF. There was a bug in input processing that didn't always get hit, so the testing t

2023-03-07 10:52:20 -0500 commented question When two AirflowNetwork:MultiZone:SpecifiedFlowRate objeects are specified, energyPlus clashes.

Hmmm, well, it did get tested with more than one at one time, but I'll see if I can figure out what is happening.

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2022-10-05 09:04:33 -0500 answered a question Where is PrimarySchool.osm?

If you really need the original file, then it can be found in the repo history here: https://github.com/NREL/OpenStudio

2022-09-20 21:20:13 -0500 edited question Is there a way to use a unitary system with AirflowNetwork in OpenStudio?

Is there a way to use a unitary system with an air flow network? I am trying to develop a measure that will build an air

2022-09-20 18:00:44 -0500 commented answer Is there a way to use a unitary system with AirflowNetwork in OpenStudio?

@jrmuller When we did the AFN integration 5 or 6 years ago it was not fancy and the focus was on the non-distribution pa

2022-09-13 11:01:24 -0500 commented question Airflow Networks w/ WindowAC

Presumably the additional energy use is due to the increased infiltration, but I am not aware of anything in AFN that wo

2022-07-30 15:57:44 -0500 edited answer When used at low flow rates, the airflow direction became opposite to the intended direction.

I've made the change you indicated and tested with the latest release (22.1) and with my build of the in-development cod

2022-07-30 15:53:57 -0500 edited answer When used at low flow rates, the airflow direction became opposite to the intended direction.

I've made the change you indicated and tested with the latest release (22.1) and with my build of the in-development cod

2022-07-30 15:07:08 -0500 commented answer When used at low flow rates, the airflow direction became opposite to the intended direction.

@yoshiwara Thanks for adding the link to the file, it appears that you changed the flow rate in a few more places than I

2022-07-26 06:41:09 -0500 answered a question When used at low flow rates, the airflow direction became opposite to the intended direction.

I've made the change you indicated and tested with the latest release (22.1) and with my build of the in-development cod

2022-07-05 20:28:33 -0500 commented question Failure to import idf energyplus examples?

@the_donn the exact details are going to depend on how you answer Aaron's question above, but AFAIK AirflowNetwork objec

2022-05-11 08:23:32 -0500 commented answer Design and Settings of AirFlowNetwork model in E+ for large space served by multiple AHUs

@Mariam always happy to help!

2022-05-10 09:43:54 -0500 answered a question Design and Settings of AirFlowNetwork model in E+ for large space served by multiple AHUs

Here are some answers, happy to clarify if needed: MultizoneWithoutDistribution will only use the pressure network sol

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2022-04-11 20:37:35 -0500 edited answer Interzone airflow between adjacent zones with open walls and dedicated AHUs

Based upon the description of what you're trying to model and your goal (close to representative of the real life scenar

2022-04-07 16:02:06 -0500 commented answer Interzone airflow between adjacent zones with open walls and dedicated AHUs

@Mariam If you've done the CFD, processing those results should give you the the information needed to create an Airflow

2022-04-05 11:39:09 -0500 answered a question Interzone airflow between adjacent zones with open walls and dedicated AHUs

Based upon the description of what you're trying to model and your goal (close to representative of the real life scenar

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2021-04-12 17:57:26 -0500 commented question Airflow Network- Error External Node

The Help says you now have sufficient karma to be able to upload the file, or at least add a link to it (e.g. a Dropbox

2021-04-10 12:23:34 -0500 commented question Airflow Network- Error External Node

If you're trying to use a window on an internal surface, that could be the problem. I don't recall if it that is allowed

2021-03-16 13:17:47 -0500 edited question Download Older Versions of OpenStudio, v-2.5

Download Older Versions of OpenStuido, v-2.5 Hello Does anyone know how it is possible to download older versions of Op

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2020-12-26 09:14:44 -0500 answered a question Trick to simulate for a leap year with weather file for "normal" year

I'm not quite sure what all you changed, but it appears that you did the following things: Set the leap year flag in t

2020-12-21 20:23:11 -0500 answered a question Skylight air mass flow coefficient

The general strategy here is to set up the AirflowNetwork objects so that the airflow through them at a given pressure d

2020-11-30 08:12:47 -0500 answered a question How can I control air change rate when using AFN?

There are going to be two fundamental ways to control the air flow with just basic objects. The first is to change the v

2020-11-30 07:54:55 -0500 edited question How can I control air change rate when using AFN?

how can i control Air change rate when using AFN Air change rate values are very high got using the output variable name

2020-11-16 07:47:14 -0500 commented answer How do I know the energyPlus simulation year

If you're using version 8.5, then in order to control the year you should use the RunPeriod:Custom Range object. That ob

2020-11-04 11:59:25 -0500 commented answer Weather file, cannot find the first day

I'm not 100% sure what the error actually is, there are two places that write out that error in that format and I'm less

2020-11-04 10:28:44 -0500 commented answer Weather file, cannot find the first day

I'm pretty sure the linked issue is not the exact problem, as the internals have changed quite a bit between 8.9 and 9.4

2020-09-16 21:02:49 -0500 answered a question typo in openstudio app

I think it's actually correct, air flow per area would be: (m3/s)/m2 = m/s

2020-09-16 14:46:14 -0500 commented question Surface normal/azimuth in E+/OpenStudio

When you say "automated test", what do you mean? A measure or a Ruby script?

2020-09-15 11:13:46 -0500 commented answer Is there a way to convert ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate to an equivalent AFN object?

@mafalda correia That sounds generally correct, though I think the details get important, and I'm no EMS expert.

2020-09-09 11:15:06 -0500 commented answer Best way to model interzone airflow through Air Walls with AFN?

Section 2.2.2 of COMIS Fundamentals is "Air Flow through Large Openings", and while its references are older there are a

2020-09-09 08:11:50 -0500 commented answer Is there a way to convert ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate to an equivalent AFN object?

@mafalda correia I'm still not sure I'd go with that exponent, but since your case is "virtual" it is probably OK.

2020-09-06 18:16:51 -0500 commented answer Is there a way to convert ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate to an equivalent AFN object?

@mafalda correia You are welcome. I'd check the average temperature in your EPW file and take into account the indoor te

2020-09-04 08:44:23 -0500 commented answer Is there a way to convert ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate to an equivalent AFN object?

@mafalda correia, that looks about right. Keep in mind that if the conditions you're modeling are different than the ref

2020-09-03 18:47:57 -0500 edited answer "Long Axis of Building" fields on Airflow Network: Simulation Control

If I understand your question correctly, you have set "Wind Pressure Coefficient Type" to SurfaceAverageCalculation and

2020-09-03 15:54:48 -0500 answered a question "Long Axis of Building" fields on Airflow Network: Simulation Control

If I understand your question correctly, you have set "Wind Pressure Coefficient Type" to SurfaceAverageCalculation and

2020-09-03 15:31:59 -0500 answered a question Best way to model interzone airflow through Air Walls with AFN?

Good questions. Here's what I would do: This one, I think, is a shortcoming of E+. Air walls are a new addition, and I

2020-08-27 21:53:23 -0500 commented answer Modifying the idd in E+ is not recognized

Did you do the addition of the node data with IdfEditor? I think that program still reads the IDD at runtime, so I belie

2020-08-26 17:04:09 -0500 answered a question Modifying the idd in E+ is not recognized

I'm not an expert on the stratified tank model, but I am pretty sure that the IDD is not processed at runtime by more re

2020-08-25 08:54:49 -0500 commented answer The volume flow rate on AFN only while heating in EnergyPlus

I would do it with Python as opposed to Excel, Python's CSV module makes this sort of thing super easy. I'm no EMS exper

2020-08-23 22:34:40 -0500 commented answer The volume flow rate on AFN only while heating in EnergyPlus

I would do it with Python as opposed to Excel, Python's CSV module makes this sort of thing super easy. I'm no EMS exper

2020-08-23 17:14:44 -0500 answered a question The volume flow rate on AFN only while heating in EnergyPlus

I do believe that there are going to be ways to do this within EnergyPlus (probably involving EMS), but I'm not sure tha

2020-06-26 08:08:51 -0500 answered a question Is there a way to convert ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate to an equivalent AFN object?

I've used spreadsheets do do this in the past, but I can't seem to find one right now. But the calculation isn't to diff

2020-06-04 15:14:14 -0500 commented answer Multiple-year Simulation

The RunPeriod:CustomRange object was removed when the begin/end year fields were added, so you'll probably want to edit

2020-03-15 17:59:01 -0500 answered a question EPW data looks incomplete

There's probably not any missing data. That warning happens because OpenStudio is trying to figure out if the EPW that h