[Equest-users] ERV on OA-From-System Comments from Jeff Hirsch
Paul Diglio
paul.diglio at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jun 3 15:16:39 PDT 2013
Just wanted to share an e-mail from Jeff. I did not know that an ERV on a
OA-From system was not supported by eQuest. That explains why I could never get
the correct airflows on this type of design.
Unfortunately almost every project I work on does specify a VAV DOAS with an ERV
to supply ventilation air to some type of HVAC system, such as VRF indoor coils,
chilled beams or PTHP units. I will have to try the work around Jeff suggested.
Paul Diglio, CEM, CBCP
87 Fairmont Avenue
New Haven, CT 06513
203-415-0082
www.pdigliollc.com
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Jeff Hirsch <James.J.Hirsch at gmail.com>
To: Paul Diglio <paul.diglio at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Mon, June 3, 2013 12:17:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] OA From System Question
Setting your OA system (ERU1) to be vav and having the ERV on it will not work
correctly. If you need ERV you must place your ERV in the IU system and use
that system to supply the conditioned OA. ERV on a OA-FROM system is not
supported. VAV on an OA-FROM system is possibly not what you want but I cannot
tell what you are trying to do. An IU system has a central constant volume air
supply with each zone then having zone coil to do the zone thermostat
controlled conditioning via room air flow induced as a constant ratio supply
air fro the IU (the induction-ratio). So it seems you can use the IU system as
your ERU system supplying the zones. If there is some other reason you used an
OA-FROM system, then perhaps my suggestions don’t apply, but the ERV and VAV
comments always apply.
________________________________
Jeff Hirsch
James J. Hirsch & Associates
12185 Presilla Road - Camarillo, CA 93012-9243 USA
phone: (805) 553-9000 mobile: (805) 532-1045 fax: (805) 532-2401
email: James.J.Hirsch at gmail.com
From: Paul Diglio
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 6:11 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] OA From System Question
Morning:
I am trying to model a chilled beam system as induction units. The primary
air is supplied by an ERU. I set the outside air to 0 on the chilled beams
HVAC systems tab.
In the chilled beam zone tab I set the outside air to the primary CFM and the
overall CFM to the induced air flow.
Per the eQuest help menu, "The sum of the OA requirements for all SYSTEMs that
reference an OA-FROM-SYSTEM is used to set the referenced OA-FROM-SYSTEM value
for MIN-OUTSIDE-AIR, SUPPLY-FLOW as well as adjust the referenced
OA-FROM-SYSTEM directly served ZONE maximum and minimum flows for both heating
and cooling."
But per my hourly reports, the ERU is not supplying the necessary amount of
primary air and in the summer the ERU flow drops to .01 CFM.
Attached are the project files. Any ideas?
Thank you,
Paul Diglio, CEM, CBCP
87 Fairmont Avenue
New Haven, CT 06513
203-415-0082
www.pdigliollc.com
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