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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Nick et al,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>90.1 does not specify how to split up the fan heat when there is more than one fan (although I haven’t read the 2010 version yet). My goal is to model something close to reality, so I split supply and return fan power in rough proportion to their total static pressure in the Proposed system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If the (<u>proposed</u>) supply fan moves air against 4” TSP and the return fan against 1” TSP, I allot 80% of the <u>baseline</u> power to the supply fan, 20% to the return fan. I don’t try to be super precise, just reasonably close. This requires a little more art than science if you have a VAV supply fan and, say, a constant volume relief fan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>On a related note, I always model Baseline systems with draw-through fans because:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>ASHRAE is silent on the matter and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>The extra fan heat in the airstream results in a little more airflow and makes it more favorable for the Proposed system </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Let me know if anyone thinks that’s cheating!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I use EnergyPlus exclusively, but I suspect that it should work for any software to do the following as a one-shot get-the-baseline-fan-power-correct approach:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Knowing that fan power is always related to CFM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also knowing (or assuming) fan and motor efficiency<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>And knowing any pressure correction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>I <u>calculate</u> the system delta P that will result in the desired fan power<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Then I use that delta P, and those efficiencies as my baseline input values<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fan power comes out right on the money every time (with auto-sizing)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For example, using a System 3 or 4:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>CFM * .00094 = allowable BHP (assuming no pressure correction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Delta P = BHP * (fan eff’y * motor eff’y) * 6356 / CFM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> = (CFM * .00094) * (fan eff’y * motor eff’y) * 6356 / CFM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> = .00094 * (fan eff’y * motor eff’y) * 6356<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> = 5.9746 * (fan eff’y * motor eff’y)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Note that CFM is not relevant to this calculation, making it very handy for autosizing! Also note that I combine the fan and motor efficiencies because E+ uses their product as the single “fan efficiency” input, rather than keeping fan mechanical and motor efficiencies separate. Your software may not do that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>The Building Performance Team<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>James V. Dirkes II, P.E., LEED AP<br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>1631 Acacia Drive NW<br>Grand Rapids, MI 49504<br>616 450 8653<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nick Caton [mailto:ncaton@smithboucher.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> James V Dirkes II, PE; Paul Riemer; Paul Erickson; Andrew Craig; James Hansen; bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Bldg-sim] pro-rating fan power to supply/return fans per 90.1-2007?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>James,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I do appreciate the heads up – I’ve been reading the ongoing discussion with interest!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>In the particular case I referenced, it didn’t seem a big deal to me at the time as to my understanding my baseline supply and return fans were operating in tandem, but as I think it through now, I see this might skew the results somewhat with regard to fan energies in the airstreams. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>This has got me wondering: What, if anything, does 90.1 or similar have to say regarding fan heat in the baseline airstreams? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve developed a practice in eQuest of intentionally specifying baseline fan motors as outside the airstreams. I’ve done this specifically to not have their heat incident on the airstreams, because the procedure I follow for calculating baseline efficiencies (backing out the calculated fan energy, Pfan, from the prescribed efficiencies), can become a potentially cumbersome/iterative process otherwise. For example, a simulated baseline sizing run gives an airflow/capacity, from which I calculate Pfan, which once entered and simulated affects the calculated capacity, which affects the airflow, so I have to recalculate Pfan… and so forth until the reported figures match my calculations. For one system this is cake, but when I’ve got a bunch of baseline systems it’s quite a pain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I recognize some others follow a baseline efficiency procedure that don’t involve the Pfan for baseline heating/cooling efficiency calculations, for whom baseline fan heat energy is a moot concern, but for the moment that’s really another can of worms I’d rather not open… I’d specifically like to hear if anyone knows of what guidance is or isn’t out there for whether and to what extent baseline fan heat should be incident on baseline airstreams. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks again to everyone for providing such continuously supportive and productive discussions – it makes me proud to be a part of this community!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=119 height=37 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBE417.7B71AFE0" alt="cid:489575314@22072009-0ABB"></span><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, E.I.T.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900'>PROJECT ENGINEER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>Smith & Boucher Engineers</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#CC9900'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>25501 west valley parkway<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>olathe ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>direct 913 344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>fax 913 345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="www.smithboucher.com" title="blocked::www.smithboucher.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.smithboucher.com</span></a></span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> </span></u><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> James V Dirkes II, PE [mailto:jvd2pe@tds.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 15, 2011 7:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Nick Caton<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Bldg-sim] pro-rating fan power to supply/return fans per 90.1-2007?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Nick,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>It’s not a big deal, but the physics are a little different if you put some energy from the fan in the Return air stream and some in the supply air. Some of the return air energy is normally exhausted and the coil never sees it. Probably preaching to the choir here, but can’t help mentioning it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>The Building Performance Team<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>James V. Dirkes II, P.E., LEED AP<br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>1631 Acacia Drive NW<br>Grand Rapids, MI 49504<br>616 450 8653<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick Caton<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> James Hansen; bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] pro-rating fan power to supply/return fans per 90.1-2007?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Last time I did this, I entered 0.00 kW/CFM for the return fans, and all of the calculated kW/CFM for the supply fans – better to keep it in one place imho to avoid the headache of explaining it. Just got news that project wrapped up review with a silver rating this week =).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you wanted to distribute the power regardless, I’d do it by weighting with the airflow amounts. Generally, I don’t think it matters, so long as you can backtrack your steps if asked to explain yourself ;).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=119 height=37 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBE417.7B71AFE0" alt="cid:489575314@22072009-0ABB"></span><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, E.I.T.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900'>PROJECT ENGINEER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>Smith & Boucher Engineers</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#CC9900'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>25501 west valley parkway<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>olathe ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>direct 913 344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2D4D5E'>fax 913 345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="www.smithboucher.com" title="blocked::www.smithboucher.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.smithboucher.com</span></a></span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> </span></u><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Hansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] pro-rating fan power to supply/return fans per 90.1-2007?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>App G says that if the proposed building has return fans, the baseline building is to be modeled with them as well, sized either at the minimum required to ensure ventilation, or 90% of the supply volume, whichever is greater. And the fan power calculations show that the KW allowance is for all supply, return, exhaust and relief fans combined. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>How do you generally pro-rate the fan power between supply and return fans in the baseline model? Ultimately it probably doesn’t make too much difference, but is there an actual ruling that tells you how to do this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>GHT Limited<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:PersonName><span style='color:black'>James Hansen</span></ns0:PersonName></span><span style='color:black'>, PE, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Senior Associate</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:Street><ns0:address><span style='color:black'>1010 N. 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