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Do the experiment yourself:
- Take an E+ example file that leverages DesignSpecification:OutdoorAir, eg:
5ZoneAirCooled.idf
- Add the output variable
Output:Variable,*,Air System Outdoor Air Mass Flow Rate,Monthly;
- Create another version were you assign to each
Zone
a multiplier of 3 - Loop at the output, and decide...
Zone mult of 1: Air System Outdoor Air Mass Flow Rate sums to annually 1.61, one mult of 3 is 4.83. That does look like it's getting multiplied by 3.
Caveat: If you have hardsized your loop or outdoor air flow rates to a wrong value, it can get capped... so watch out for this.
Please do not read generalize this answer blindly. DesignSpecification:OutdoorAir
objects for example are indeed affected by zone multipliers, but there are a number of airflow related objects that aren't (Fan:ZoneExhaust` for example). Please read this question for more info.
Do the experiment yourself:
- Take an E+ example file that leverages DesignSpecification:OutdoorAir, eg:
5ZoneAirCooled.idf
- Add the output variable
Output:Variable,*,Air System Outdoor Air Mass Flow Rate,Monthly;
- Create another version were you assign to each
Zone
a multiplier of 3 - Loop at the output, and decide...
Zone mult of 1: Air System Outdoor Air Mass Flow Rate sums to annually 1.61, one mult of 3 is 4.83. That does look like it's getting multiplied by 3.
Caveat: If you have hardsized your loop or outdoor air flow rates to a wrong value, it can get capped... so watch out for this.
Please do not read generalize this answer blindly. DesignSpecification:OutdoorAir
objects for example are indeed affected by zone multipliers, but there are a number of airflow related objects that aren't (Fan:ZoneExhaust` for example). Please read this question for more info.