Hi!
The design flow in baseline is determined with a temperature difference of 11 C (G 3.1.2.8). This design flow and the fan power (G 3.1.2.9) will give you the specific fan power (kW/m3/s) for the AHU baseline. If I’m right...
Q1: The minimum flow setpoint shall be 2,15 l/s,m2 ( G 3.1.13). If the designed air flow is calculated to 1,3 l/s,m2 for a baseline zone due to (G 3.1.2.8). Shall we use 2,15 l/s,m2 or 1,3 l/s,m2 as a minimum flow setpoint for baseline?
Q2. The designed air flow is calculated with a temperature difference of 11 C, (G 3.1.2.8). But shall we have that temperature difference in our energy calculations as a setpoint for both summer or winter case. Or shall we have the proposed design setpoint in baseline eg. air temperature summer 16 C and air temperature winter 18 C in both baseline and proposed design.
Thanks!
Lisa
Christopher Schaffner
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September 2, 2010 - 4:06 pm
Ouch - metric measures make my head hurt. And commas instead of decimal points. Hold on - I need my reading glasses.
OK...
Q1 - If the VAV minimum is higher than the airflow needed to meet the load, then the VAV minimum takes precedence. So use 2.15, rather than 1.3.
Q2 - The baseline should use 11 deg C regardless of the delta T used in the proposed.
OK?