--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "max4706" wrote: > > All right, thanks for that reply. I am going to take a look at this and I'll probably get back to you if something is not clear enough (Sorry about that...) > > Thanks for your time James > > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Dirkes jim@ wrote: > > > > Dear Maxime, > > I hesitate to send this because it is not organized very well ... but it's that or send nothing at all. Please be patient! > > > > 1. "Indoor Pool Calc" is a spreadsheet which uses the "Shah Method" for calculating pool evaporation. I include it for reference only. > > > > 2. "TMY-based Hourly Schedule Data" combines TMY data (Talahassee, Florida in this case) with the Shah method calculations to derive evaporation at each hour. This sheet includes psychrometric calculations as custom Excel functions. Frankly, I do not remember all of my assumptions, and would need to review the equations carefully in order to explain better. (I do not have the time to do so, at this moment, however. Sorry!) > > > > a. You can import TMY data for your site fairly easily by copying it from the .epw (TMY weather) file. > > > > b. The spreadsheet primarily uses IP units of measure. If you are using SI units, you may need to make some conversions. > > > > 3. For my project, I created two 8760 row .csv files from the spreadsheet which are called by EnergyPlus Schedule:File objects. One was used for the winter months when the pool water is heated. The other was used for summer months when the pool is not heated. They are used to provide the "Use Flow Rate Fraction Schedule" for WaterHeater:Mixed object. > > > > 4. I hope that is enough to get you started! If something is unclear after studying the information, please send a private message and I'll do my best to answer. > > > > > > > > > > James V Dirkes II, PE, BEMP, LEED AP > > www.buildingperformanceteam.com > > Energy Analysis, Commissioning & Training Services > > 1631 Acacia Drive, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 USA > > 616 450 8653 > > > > From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of max4706 > > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 10:19 AM > > To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Pools in E+ > > > > >