[Equest-users] Baseline Airflow Autosizing

[Christina Galyfianaki]

Hi Josua!

 

Thanks for replying.

Yes you were right that the DT at the fan power and control
specification has to do with the motor heat.

The Delta T of 20 degrees will be the difference between the
Cooling/Heating indoor design temperature (specified at the Zone
Parameters) and the Zone entering Min/Max Supply temperature specified
at the HVAC Systems Parameters. So this is the way to input your DT.
What do other eQuest user say?

 

What about using auto-sizing on Proposed building, was any project
accepted by the USGBC done this way?

 

Regards

 

Christina Galyfianaki 
Simulation Consultant

Building Physics Division

 

LCEA CIBSE Accredited, EPCs levels 3/4/5

 

 

 

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From: Joshua Wolfe [mailto:jwolfe at geo-marine.com] 
Sent: 26 October 2009 18:10
To: Christina Galyfianaki; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Baseline Airflow Autosizing

 

Christina,

 

I always just solve the equation in AHSRAE 90.1 for kW/cfm and input
directly into eQuest. The Delta T box you are referring to, is the
increase in temperature of the airflow due to motor heat at design
conditions I leave default in baseline case(2-4F usually). I always let
the program autosize in the baseline case 1.00 for system, 1.15 for
cooling and 1.25 for heating. I then look at SV-A reports to get maximum
heat extraction rate of the equipment and calculate my dt's
(1.08*cfm*dt) which I then adjust airflows for each zone to match the
20F found in ASHRAE 90.1. I have not found a way to directly input
design delta T (20F per ASHRAE) of zones to calculate airflow. Maybe
someone else can knows a better way and will answer this post.  Hope
that helps some. 

 

Josh

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of
Christina Galyfianaki
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:50 AM
To: Matutinovic, Luka; reniel barroso;
equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Baseline Airflow Autosizing

 

Hello everybody

 

I use the auto-sizing option as Luca described and I trusted that the
when specifying the Sizing Ratio to be 1.15 for cooling and 1.25 for
heating would give me the equipment capacity as required by G3.1.2.2. 

I then run the baseline for the first time just to get the supply
airflows (cfm) from the SV-A Report. Then I used this value to find the
fan Brake Horse power from Table G3.1.2.9 and then calculated the Pfan
from the formula G3.1.2.9

Then I find the fraction of fan power per flow Rate in kW/cfm and input
this value with a DT of 19.8 (as per G3.1.2.8)

 

 

 

It seemed to work fine and the USGBC accepted the model. I am really
interested to double-check with other modellers methodology. 

But mostly I want to ask the following Question:

 

Do you use the auto-sizing method for the Proposed building?

 

You can still input the actual Sizing ratio, DT and kW/cfm of your
design that will determine your energy consumption and thus reflect your
design principles. I will appreciate the feedback of the experienced
users. 

 

Kind Regards,

Christina

 

 

Christina Galyfianaki 
Simulation Consultant

Building Physics Division

 

LCEA CIBSE Accredited, EPCs levels 3/4/5

 

 

 

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[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of
Matutinovic, Luka
Sent: 26 October 2009 13:33
To: reniel barroso; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Baseline Airflow Autosizing

 

Reniel,

 

Are you referring to the sizing runs from G3.1.2.2.1?  If so, leave the
design cfm on each air-handler blank (see screenshot below) and eQuest
will size the flows based on the sizing option you've specified (Click
on a system, go the Basics tab, and see "Sizing Option").  

 

If you need to size the baseline equipment capacity as per G3.1.2.2,
then multiply the auto-sized flows from the first step, by 1.25 for
heating and 1.15 for cooling and enter the result as the design cfm.

 

I think you might be able to do the second step directly by specifying a
sizing ratio (see second screenshot), although for whatever reason I
haven't done it this way in the past, so I'd be curious to hear from the
more experience eQuesters what approach they take.

 

Hope the helps,

 

Luka Matutinovic, B.A.Sc., LEED(r) AP

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From: reniel barroso [mailto:renielbarroso at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:37 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Baseline Airflow Autosizing

 

I've been trying to look on the equest interface where we can set the
airflow to autosize itself as per LEED baseline requirement.

I don't think we have this option here. Have we?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Reniel


 

 

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