Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Door Opening Schedule

[Lixing Gu <gu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Haider:

When you use the AIRFLOWNETWORK:MULTIZONE:COMPONENT SIMPLE OPENING object as 
an airflow component, the AirflowNetwork model calculates airflow across a 
door opening component when a door is either open or close. Therefore, 
although you specifies the door colse, the model still calculates the 
airflow based on door-close conditions. It is expected to get different 
results during winter time: no airflows from infiltration objects and 
airflow from the door object. Please read the first paragraph under 
AIRFLOWNETWORK:MULTIZONE:COMPONENT SIMPLE OPENING on page 639 in the Input 
Output Reference.

Thanks.

Lixing Gu


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "muhammadhaiderkhan" <muhammadhaiderkhan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:40 AM
Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Door Opening Schedule


> Hi All,
>
> i am trying to simulate the opening and closing of door in commercial
> buildings during summer. i have tried using both the airflow network
> and the simple airflow object(infiltration). i have two identical IDF
> files, one setup such that the door remains closed year around and the
> other setup such that the door only open during 4 summer months.
>
> i am seeing unexpected results, as the hourly electricity and gas
> consumption in the hourly csv file (Filenamemeter.csv) shows a change
> in consumption between the two files during the winter months. i am
> thinking since the files are identical and the schedule is same during
> winter months the hourly consumption results should be identical, but
> that is not the case. does anyone have an idea why this would be?
>
> any thoughts would be much appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> Haider.
>
>
>
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