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In eQuest, can you create a custom system type? Is it possible to create a different system type without having access to the source code? For example how would you represent a Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) system?

It came up in a discussion today and I didn't have an answer.

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Matt Clough

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Matt,

With some previous versions of DOE-2 (2.1C, D, E), there was a Function feature that
allowed users to add pieces of Fortran-like pseudo-code into the input file at designated
points in the program. Over the years, I've seen Functions varying in complexity from
basically single-line adjustments of some input value to something approaching a new
system-type, such as CANMET developing a Function for desiccant cooling in the mid-90's
for an IEA project in which I was involved in the mid-90's.

I think most of the source code for Functions are still in DOE-2.2, but they have not been
updated or checked for years, and thus for now this feature has been deactivated.

There are pro's and con's for Functions. On the pro side, it allows adventuresome
modelers like you to actually play around with the code. On the con side, you have to
know what you're doing, with a high probability of breaking something if you don't.

In respect to VRV, I've heard that the DOE-2.2 development team has been working on this
for quite some time, and will probably be included in the next release.

Joe

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