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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Confusion over Fan in AirFlow Network



Lixing, 

Many thanks for how to disable the AirFlow Network. 

i shall try Infiltration first. Any adice on the variables to use 
for this object if the infiltration to the attic, space between the 
horizontal overhang ceilings and the sloping roof, is only through 
the corrugations in the roofing metal sheets as they are nailed to a 
horizontal wood?  

Meanwhile, is Compact HVAC:System:Unitary supported if i use the 
choice as MULTIZONE WITH DISTRIBUTION or MULTIZONE WITH DISTRIBUTION 
ONLY DURING FAN OPERATION in the AirflowNetwork Control field in the 
AirflowNetwork Simulation object?

regards,
ooi
Meanwhile can you let me know if --- In 
EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Lixing Gu <gu@...> wrote:
>
> Ooi:
> 
> It seems the input file does not specify a fan as Zone2WindACFan, 
so that 
> the first error message occurs (GetFanIndex: Fan not 
found=Zone2WindACFan). 
> In other words, Zone2WindACFan is not listed in fan index. You may 
define 
> the fan in the AIRFLOWNETWORK:DISTRIBUTION:COMPONENT CONSTANT 
VOLUME FAN 
> object. Since the fan is not listed in the fan index, the prgram 
can not go 
> any further.
> 
> My suggestion is to disable the AirflowNetwork model first to see 
whether 
> you can eliminate the first error or not. The model disablement is 
to use 
> the choice of NO MULTIZONE OR DISTRIBUTION in the AirflowNetwork 
Control 
> field in the AirflowNetwork Simulation object. If you still have 
problems, 
> please upload the file. I will take a look.
> 
> By the way, Window AC is not supported for the time being if you 
use the 
> choice as MULTIZONE WITH DISTRIBUTION or MULTIZONE WITH 
DISTRIBUTION ONLY 
> DURING FAN OPERATION in the AirflowNetwork Control field in the 
> AirflowNetwork Simulation object
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Lixing Gu
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ooikoonbeng2004" <ooi_kb3@...>
> To: <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:06 AM
> Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Confusion over Fan in AirFlow Network
> 
> 
> > Confusion over Fan
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > i am starting to use the AirFlow Network with only the
> > MultiZone:Surfaces referring to the SIMPLE house example.
> >
> > From the .err file, a zone needs two surfaces and i have added a
> > door to each zone. So, correct me if i am wrong, the air in the
> > AirFlow Network goes through ceiling crack/leakage and door 
leakage.
> >
> > As i am only studying the thermal aspects of the building 
envelop, i
> > do not use a Direct air or fan as in the Simple House example. 
But i
> > have a Window AirConditioner in the second zone.
> >
> > The messages in .err file, includes:
> >
> > GetFanIndex: Fan not found=Zone2WindACFan
> > GetAirflowNetworkINput: The fan type defined in
> > AIRFLOWNETWORK:DISTRIBUTION:COMPONENT CONSTANT VOLUME FAN =
> > ZONE2WINDACFAN is not allowed etc.
> >
> > The 'Fan' in the error message can only refer to the fan in 
Window
> > AC. But how do i enter the index of this fan or overcome the 
errors
> > in the .err file?
> >
> > kind regards,
> > ooi
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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appropriate 
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> >
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under the 
> > Documentation link and press the "search" button.
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
>




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