Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re:Zoning and modelling VAV

["Michael J. Witte" <mjwitte@xxxxxxxx>]

1. If you anticipate all of the zones to be conditioned to nearly the same 
temperatures, mixing of air across the open plan or within the common shaft 
will have little impact on the results.  

2.  Since you are combining rooms vertically to form thermal zones, I would not 
add the complexity of separate plenum spaces.  But you must remember to include 
the exterior wall areas of the 1.3m space as part of the total exterior wall 
area for the thermal zones.

3.  In the ExampleFiles folder, look at ExampleFiles.xls for a listing of the 
key features of each example file.

Mike


On 13 Jan 2008 at 17:40, ooi wrote:

> Dear all, 
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> I managed to answer my first question on zoning, and run to success for one zone
> surfaces. I am still not sure if I need to use AirFlow Network and create a zone
> for the 1.3m high space between the ceilings and the floors above.
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> I have yet to study the example files on VAV, so any suggestions would be
> appreciated. 
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> Regards
> 
> ooi
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Michael J. Witte, GARD Analytics, Inc.
EnergyPlus Testing and Support      
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