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Hello there,<br>
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I started using IDA ICE for my master thesis two years ago, for
which I had to model a complex HVAC system for a museum (several
ventilation systems for cooling/heating+drying/humidifying with 2
central heat recovery systems, rooms with contaminated air,
different control strategies with variable airflows...) Though the
whole system became quite complex in the end it was still possible
to keep on working well with the models and optimizing the control
strategies using the features of the integrated model versions
comparator.<br>
<br>
As Chris Yates already explained, it is possible to get into the
mathematical background of every components of the model. You can
also plot every variable that you find there, so you can really
interrogate what happens in the model.<br>
<br>
Furthermore there are some great other tools like loading different
models and getting a "difference check", which is pretty useful
while debugging, or also starting an additional session with an
independent Core, so you can keep on working on an other model while
already running another simulation. <br>
<br>
The results can be well exported and in different ways if needed.<br>
<br>
Regarding the geometry I found the combination of the 3D interface
with the floor plan interface quite good. Importing schemes from
IFC, Sketchup or DWG worked well too.<br>
<br>
Important to mention as well is the help from EQUA: mail, phone,
webinars (free), seminars (not free), also the users forum can be
very useful. Since I have been using IDA ICE I could always find a
way to solve the problems (debugging or modelling).<br>
<br>
As a user I find it also great that there are so many possibilities
to explore, so many things to model, to connect and to simulate, you
have the feeling you are learning a lot while working, but this is
something which is common to any good software...<br>
<br>
Last but not least: there is an integration of OpenFOAM which is
coming,... currently it is still a beta-version but I already saw it
working, quite impressive.<br>
<br>
I don't have that much experience with other softwares so I can not
really compare objectively. I can only say: go for a trial or/and
ask for a live-demo and judge by yourself!<br>
<br>
Greetings from Berlin<br>
<br>
C.L.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 23.02.18 um 14:24 schrieb Jones,
Christopher via Bldg-sim:<br>
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