Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Primary/Secondary Hydronic Loops

[Mike Porter <Mike584595@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks.  Us new-comers really appreciate this type of guidance.

-----Original Message-----
From: Edwin Lee <leeed2001@xxxxxxxxx>
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 9:57 am
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Primary/Secondary Hydronic Loops

 

Mike:

In addition to the documentation, also check out the example files that come with EnergyPlus.  They will seem much less daunting, and not only give you a feel of the program's capabilities, but also how to actually implement them in a model.  For example, the two files:

 ** CommonPipe_Pri-Sec.idf

 ** 5ZoneVAV-Pri-SecLoop.idf

will give examples of primary-secondary hydronic loops, while the file:

 ** HeatPumpSimpleDCV.idf

will give an example of demand controlled ventilation.  

A large portion of the input files which contain plant loops will have variable speed pumping, so you can peruse those as necessary.

Edwin Lee

EnergyPlus Development Team

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 09:08, Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

EnergyPlus Documentation is searchable.  Open EPlusMainMenu.pdf under the Documentation link and press the "search" button.

At 07:29 AM 12/29/2010, Mike Porter wrote:

have downloaded the program.  So you recommend that I look in the Input/Output reference for such answers?  Isn't that the 2200 page document?  How would I use that huge document to look for answers to such questions?  Do I look for Primary/Secondary...DCV...VFD?  I could get lost in it and spend days or I could simply ask someone that knows.  Thanks in advance for your help.
 

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