[Equest-users] Fire Place

[Nick Caton]

PS:  If you're dealing with a fancy commercial fireplace that includes
thermostat controls and/or circulating fans... you might be better off
defining a system like a unit heater... fill us in if that's the case.

 

 

 

NICK CATON, E.I.T.

PROJECT ENGINEER

25501 west valley parkway

olathe ks 66061

direct 913 344.0036

fax 913 345.0617

Check out our new web-site @ www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Nick
Caton
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:23 PM
To: William Lopez; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Fire Place

 

Hey William,

 

1.       Pull a cutsheet on the fireplace in question to get the input
btu and heating btu incident on the space at full output.  If it's not a
commercial gas/electric fireplace with a cutsheet, engineering-judgement
the sucker based on something roughly equivalent.

2.       Define a schedule for the fireplace that matches your
definition of  "consistently used during cold weather."  Consider a
fractional schedule if it's not simply ON/OFF.

3.       In detailed mode:  Internal loads tab

4.       Spreadsheet view, select "Internal Energy Sources"

5.       Find the space with the fireplace

6.       Define a new load starting with your custom schedule.  Fill the
fields in as appropriate - pretty self-explanatory at this point.
Sensible ratio would be your BTU incident on the space over the gross
consumption.

7.       Carry around a smug grin coz' now you're the smartest energy
modeler in the room!

 

Rock on,

 

~Nick

 

 



 

NICK CATON, E.I.T.

PROJECT ENGINEER

25501 west valley parkway

olathe ks 66061

direct 913 344.0036

fax 913 345.0617

Check out our new web-site @ www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of William
Lopez
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:48 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Fire Place

 

Hi everyone,

I am modeling a cabin log that is heated by electric baseboards and a
fireplace that is consistently used during cold weather.  

How can I integrate the fireplace load to the model, what would be the
approach?

 

Thanks for the help.

 

 

William G. Lopez,   CEM

Energy Engineer

 

Buffalo Energy, Inc.

716-677-4899 P

716-677-4722 F

william at buffalo-energy.com

 

 

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