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NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance

Zone Calculation Ds% for VAV System

I received this question in IEQp1: "The ventilation calculations indicate that the value of the flow rate of air projected under the condition tested (DS) was modeled as 100% level for each of the areas system; however the DS system is typically much lower for systems including VAV terminal units in the worst possible case. For the worst case, the DS can be determined for each area by dividing the minimum volume of the primary air VAV terminal during the worst possible case the peak volume of the VAV air terminal during the maximum cooling." I'm working on a project, which has raised floor and fan coil air blowing underfloor. I've maded all analysis based on LEED Tool for multizones and considered the 100% Ds% in each zone. How calculate this value "Ds%" for each zone? Thanks everyone!

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Mon, 11/17/2014 - 15:08

If you have booster fans for each zone and undefloor divisions for each zone, it should be a simple calculation. But you have more factors to consider like if you do or dont have constant OA flow with fans, temperature control with valve control instead of air flow rates. Make sure you factor in wether you have averaging of temperature with multiple thermostats to control the fan speed too because that affects the minimum aswell.

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