[Bldg-sim] TRAINING: DesignBuilder EnergyPlus Simulation Training

[Jim Dirkes]

Thanks, Keith, but the refrigeration designer specifically said that it's
refrigerant introduced to the compressor inlet.
This makes sense to me as a capacity reduction technique, but I'm not as
well-versed in industrial refrigeration as I am in commercial
refrigeration, so I'm looking for input about how best to model it.

On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Keith Swartz <kswartz at ecw.org> wrote:

> Jim,
>
>
>
> Could your “economizer” be a system that simply brings in cold outside air
> during the winter? Here is an example: http://freeaire.com/ We have seen
> these in refrigerated spaces.
>
>
>
> Keith Swartz, PE, BEMP, LEED AP
>
> Senior Energy Engineer | *Energy Center of Wisconsin* |
> *Madison.Chicago.Minneapolis*
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> 608.210.7123 | www.ecw.org
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> *From:* Jim Dirkes [mailto:jim at buildingperformanceteam.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, March 02, 2015 12:58 PM
> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Bldg-sim] TRAINING: DesignBuilder EnergyPlus Simulation
> Training
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>
>
> Dear Forum,
>
> The refrigerated warehouse we're modeling uses an "economizer" to help
> unload the compressors in the winter. As I understand it, the system works
> something like hot gas bypass for commercial air conditioners and routes
> hot gas to the inlet of the compressor.
>
> I don't see a direct method of modeling this, so I plan to create a
> modified capacity curve for the compressors in order to represent the
> impact of this "economizer".
>
>    1. Do you have a better idea?
>    2. Any cautions that apply to this approach from your experience?
>    3.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:33 AM, David Cocking <
> David.Cocking at designbuilder.co.uk> wrote:
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> Dave
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> David Cocking
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