[EnergyPlus_Support] Mosquito net

[Manlio Mazzon <stmazzon.simulation@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everybody.

I'm involved in building energy simulation in Tropical Countries, mostly East African Counrties, where mosquitos are malaria vectors, so they must be stopped by using mosquito nets. Since natural ventilation is a very important issue to evaluate in order to ensure indoor comfort condition, how could i take into account for airflow reductions due to mosquito nets? 

I modeled the building using AirflowNetwork, but i couldn't find the solution. I supposed to change the Discharge Coefficient, but is not so correct because airflow reductions are not linearly proportional to the wind speed. In fact they will vary according a curve that has an higher gradient at low wind speeds. Are there any modules under development  in Energyplus for this issue?

Thanks in advance

Manlio Mazzon

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