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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Esmireta---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The parallel fan-powered boxes have their own power allotment once you get into the Detailed Edit mode. It is under the Air-Side HVAC tab. Click on a zone and then the Air Flow tab. This screen will show you all of the information regarding the Zone Terminal unit and Fans. ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Appendix G specifies 0.35 W/CFM for parallel fan-powered boxes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><img width=734 height=639 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CCF2CF.36645980"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Andrew Craig </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>PE, LEED AP<br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Project Mechanical Engineer<br></span><span style='font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>INTERFACE ENGINEERING<br>email </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="mailto:andrewc@interfaceeng.com"><span style='color:#4D4D4D;text-decoration:none'>andrewc@interfaceeng.com</span></a><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>direct </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>503.382.2696<br></span><span style='font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="http://www.interfaceeng.com/"><span style='color:#DB824A'>www.interfaceeng.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DB824A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D2E31;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Interface recently certified our 88th LEED project. </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4D2E31;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Our San Francisco office is now LEED Gold CI.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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>Esmireta<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 24, 2012 12:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users; BLDGSIM<br><b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] simulate parallel fan powered VAV using equest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>the parallel fan powered VAV consist of a main fan in the AHU and small parallel fans in the VAV boxes.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>so how should these fans be simulated in equest?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Shall the main fan be set as the return fan, and the parallel fans be set as the supply fan?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks a lot!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>