Dear All,
Can we assign more than one HVAC system to one Zone in eQuest? If yes please tell how. . .?
I have requirement to model AHUs supplying to offices and and exhaust fans also attached with those offices.
Can you please help me?
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Thanks,
Nimesh Prajapati
No you cannot.
But you are not really modeling "two" HVAC systems with what you have stated here unless I misunderstood you. The exhaust fans can be specified at a zone level and the AHUs at a system level.
Timothy Howe, MS, LEED? AP BD+C
Dear Timothy Howe,
Thank you. . .
You mean modeling exhaust fan at zone specification as per the attached picture and then defining AHUs in HVAC syatems. . . . Right? Please correct me if I am wrong. . .
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Thanks,
Nimesh Prajapati
Nimesh,
I do not use the wizard function in this manner so unfortunately I cannot answer this question.
Typically eQUEST users will go into the detailed edit mode and define these parameters at that level. The wizard function is great to get the model started (geometry, architectural, schedules and such) but not as useful to complete an energy model. If you are just doing some preliminary modeling you may be able to just use the wizard mode to get some approximate results but even with that I would hesitate to provide results to a client using this mode.
Tim.
Timothy Howe, MS, LEED? AP BD+C
Nimesh - I tend to do as much as possible in the wizard, and perform sanity checks, before switching to detailed edit mode.
In this case I'll go to screen 14 of the DD wizard, highlight the zone, select zone group details, then enter the exhaust fan parameters.
Hope this helps.
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