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Modeling VAV Active Chilled Beams in EnergyPlus or OpenStudio
What approaches have people used in EnergyPlus or OpenStudio to model active chilled beams with a variable primary air flow rate? The EnergyPlus components are constant volume resulting in excess fan consumption and incorrect cooling/heating behaviour at the chilled beam. I've been thinking that using VAV with fan coil units that have their fan-power zeroed out is a good solution for space types where load strongly follows occupancy/ventilation requirements, but this breaks down in instances where load and ventilation aren't strongly coupled.
Modeling VAV Active Chilled Beams in EnergyPlus or OpenStudio
What approaches have people used in EnergyPlus or OpenStudio to model active chilled beams with a variable primary air flow rate? The EnergyPlus components are constant volume resulting in excess fan consumption and incorrect cooling/heating behaviour at the chilled beam. I've been thinking that using VAV with fan coil units that have their fan-power zeroed out is a good solution for space types where load strongly follows occupancy/ventilation requirements, but this breaks down in instances where load and ventilation aren't strongly coupled.
Modeling VAV Active Chilled Beams in EnergyPlus or OpenStudio
What approaches have people used in EnergyPlus or OpenStudio to model active chilled beams with a variable primary air flow rate? The EnergyPlus components are constant volume resulting in excess fan consumption and incorrect cooling/heating behaviour at the chilled beam. I've been thinking that using VAV with fan coil units that have their fan-power zeroed out is a good solution for space types where load strongly follows occupancy/ventilation requirements, but this breaks down in instances where load and ventilation aren't strongly coupled.