[Trace-users] air-cooled condensers

Jim Pagliaro Jim at celticenergy.com
Fri Jun 22 13:07:31 PDT 2012


When creating a plant, is the cooling capacity input the same as "coil capacity" in systems (when creating RTUs)

 

From: Anne Juran [mailto:juran at summerconsultants.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 3:55 PM
To: 'Duncan S. McClellan'; Jim Pagliaro; trace-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Trace-users] air-cooled condensers

 

I think they changed that.  The library now uses a packaged EER and has button to allow you to check what that includes...

 

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[Version 6.2.6] 9/1/2010
This update contains the following items: 

*	Added compressor energy breakout options for unitary equipment to allow for packaged energy rates to be entered without manual separation. 

 

 

 

From: Duncan S. McClellan [mailto:dmcclellan at ClarkNexsen.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 3:42 PM
To: Anne Juran; 'Jim Pagliaro'; trace-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Trace-users] air-cooled condensers

 

Don't forget to break out your packaged efficiencies into components if you do it this way.  Typically, components include compressor, indoor fan, and condenser fan.  You may need to do a hand calc to determine component efficiencies that add up to your packaged efficiency.  Condenser fans usually come in around 10% of your total package consumption.  The "cooling plant" in trace is really just your compressor as far as unitary equipment is concerned.  Indoor fan is entered in the "create systems" section of the software.

 

 

 

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From: trace-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:trace-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Anne Juran
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 3:33 PM
To: 'Jim Pagliaro'; trace-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Trace-users] air-cooled condensers

 

Select "air cooled unitary" as your plant and assign the rooftop to it under plant assignments.

 

There is documentation available for Trace under Help à Documentation.  This should be described in "Getting Started".  The "User's Manual" goes more in-depth into more 'advanced' systems.

 

 

From: trace-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:trace-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Jim Pagliaro
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 2:03 PM
To: trace-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Trace-users] air-cooled condensers

 

Hi,

 

Can anyone tell me how to model air-cooled condensers that are paired w/ rooftop units?

 

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Energy Engineer

Celtic Energy, Inc.

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