[Equest-users] Steam Boilers

[Nick Caton]

Hi Katie,

 

Zero experience designing/modeling steam boiler systems, but I see an
option to create a steam boiler in both the detailed and wizard modes.

 

Creating a dummy forced draft steam boiler in wizards makes a boiler/HW
loop with starting setpoints of 230F/180F, and a help file says the
larger of the two will be used - 230F looks something like a steam
temperature to me, so it appears to be a steam loop in function, if not
in name...  I see a default pump is added from the wizards - not sure
whether one can remove that without causing errors, or even if you
should...  My rudimentary understanding of steam distribution is that
there is no explicit pump/fan for circulation - the steam boiler
provides the pressure?

 

I'd be very interested for someone with more experience to chime in on
this!

 

~Nick

 

 

 

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[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Katie
Tuttle
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:44 AM
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Subject: [Equest-users] Steam Boilers

 

Has anyone had good luck with modeling steam boilers?  It seems odd that
the only loops that can be created are HW loops.  There's no such thing
as a steam loop in eQuest.

 

Thanks,

 

KATIE L. M. TUTTLE EI, LEED(r) AP
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