[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: question about html report

[Mário <mneves32@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, 

If I understand correctly:

WATER HEATER USE ENERGY =  represents the energy extracted from the water heater to supply the heating coil. +  Heat loss to ambient tmpereture zone.

Best Regards
MN


--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Herve Brouchery <brouchery.herve@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I run a simple simulation where a heating coil, which is supplied by a water heater, is used in an air handling unit to heat a single zone. I precise that the pipes used for connexions are adiabatic so no loss between water heater and heating coil.
> 
> Some doubts came while I looked at the html report (attached to this mail): why WATER HEATER USE ENERGY is lower than TOTAL WATER HEATING COIL ENERGY ?
> Actually I would expect both variables to be equal, based on the below definitions:
> Â Â  - WATER HEATER USE ENERGY represents the energy extracted from the water heater to supply the heating coil.
> Â Â  - TOTAL WATER HEATING COIL ENERGY represents the energy consumed by the heating coil.
> 
> Why such results? It is like the heating coil efficiency is greater than 1 ???
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Herve
>




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