[bldg-sim] Multi-level zoning in eQuest

[Rohini Brahme]

since I just now was figuring out the same thing myself, thought I would share it. Here is what I did:

use custom on all screens where needed. Each floor is a new shell. and on the next screen it asks for the placement of the shell - you can say immediately above/ below another shell.

Hope this helps
- Rohini

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Rohini Brahme
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-----Original Message-----
From: bldg-sim at gard.com [mailto:bldg-sim at gard.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Pde
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:01 AM
To: bldg-sim at gard.com
Subject: [bldg-sim] Multi-level zoning in eQuest


The way I have handled multi level zoning is to build
one floor at a time in the wizard and saving it as a
different file. Then I manually go to the inp file and
change all the names of the spaces and associated
polygons and zones by doing a simple search and
replace using textpad. Finally, I import the inp file
of the second floor in the detailed interface.
Hope this helps.
Gerald

--- Jeff Haberl <jeffhaberl at tees.tamus.edu> wrote:

> I don't know if this is a useful exercise...since
> Equest's engine - DOE-2 really works best with 5
> zones per floor. Unless you're doing something
> completely different in each zone (I.e. Changing
> thermostat setpoints, or different sys types) I'm
> guessing it will have a marginal impact beyond 5
> zones per floor. In fact, 2 zone will probably give
> good results for most buildings (inside,outside).
> Several papers in the ASHRAE lit have addressed this
> issue.
> 
> Jeff
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bldg-sim at gard.com <bldg-sim at gard.com>
> To: bldg-sim at gard.com <bldg-sim at gard.com>
> Sent: Tue Jan 17 11:12:58 2006
> Subject: [bldg-sim] Multi-level zoning in eQuest
> 
> Does anyone know if it’s possible to create
> different zoning patterns per floor in the Design
> Wizard in eQuest?  Manually, it can be done in
> Detailed Data Edit mode, but I know I did it once
> before in the wizard.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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