Dear all,
I received from the design team an excel sheet showing the supply flow rates for each zone (CFM).
The numbers were far greater than the ASHRAE recommended values. So I assume that the ASHRAE values are for ventilation requirements (fresh air only) and the excel sheet from the design team that I received is the flow rate supplied to the zone (Ventilation requirements and Recirculated air). Is this true?
What do you usually input to eQUEST? Both values?
Many thanks,
Omar Katanani
I normally only input the ASHRAE outside air values, autosize everything
else. This way you can check the design values. Keep everything in
your model simple, save lots of way points. You will be crashing your
model many times as you learn how it works. This will require going
back to your last functioning file and trying again, make sure you have
that file or you will go right back to the beginning. Don't promise the
design team results on Monday, if you are lucky it will be next Friday.
Good luck!
Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.