[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Sizing Parameters object has no influence

["JV Dirkes II" <jvd2pe@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Linda.

You got me thinking.  Apparently the trick is to leave the Zone Sizing
"sizing factor" BLANK.  I tried that and it now works!

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> According to the IORef:
> 
> Sizing Parameters,
> Field: sizing factor
> The global sizing ratio applied to all of the zone design load and 
> air flow rates.
> 
> Zone Sizing,
> Field: Zone sizing factor
> This input is a zone level sizing ratio. The zone design heating and 
> cooling air flow rates and
> loads will be multiplied by the number input in this field. This 
> input overrides the building level
> sizing factor input in the Sizing Parameters object.
> 
> So, since you supplied a Zone Sizing factor, it overrode the Sizing 
> parameters factor.
> 
> I think if you left that blank in the Zone Sizing object, it would 
> take the global one but it may not be quite that simple.
> 
> Not my area of expertise.
> 
> Linda
> 
> At 02:52 PM 6/5/2008, JV Dirkes II wrote:
> 
> >Dear E+ Forum,
> >
> >Results of a test are shown below, in which it seems that the Sizing
> >Parameters object has no influence at all.  The Zone Sizing object,
> >however, works as expected.  What might cause the Sizing Parameters
> >object to not function?
> >
> >                 Test 1  Test 2  Test 3
> >                 Load (W)        Load (W)        Load 
> > (W)
> >Zone #1 Cooling 13,288  13,288  15,281
> >Zone #1 Heating 29,510  29,510  33,937
> >Zone #2 Cooling 848     848     975
> >Zone #2 Heating 5,549   5,549   6,382
> >Zone #3 Cooling 140,762 140,762 161,876
> >Zone #3 Heating 413,764 413,764 475,829
> >
> >         Remarks Test 1:  No Sizing Parameters object, Zone Sizing 
> > set at 1.0
> >                 Test 2:  Sizing Parameters object set for 1.15, 
> > Zone Sizing set at
> >1.0 (No change!)
> >                 Test 3:  Sizing Parameters object set for 1.0, Zone 
> > Sizing set at
> >1.15 (Expected change)
> >
> >
> >
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