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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">There is no support for solar thermal systems in eQUEST now. </FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">You can simulate the solar system in another program such as TRNSYS. The return temperature from the generator of the absorption chiller to the solar tank can be estimate</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">d</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> based on the heat input to the generator estimate</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">d</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> by eQUEST.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Kamel Haddad</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [</FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org"><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">] On Behalf Of Cory Duggin</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sent: October 6, 2010 14:59</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To: equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Subject: [Equest-users] Solar Water Heating</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Is there a way to model a solar water heating plant in equest to use for the energy to drive the absorption cycle? When I have gotten the absorption cycle simulation to run it always uses gas for the energy input.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cory Duggin, EIT</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tennessee Tech University</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Graduate Research Assistant</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mechanical Engineering</FONT></SPAN>
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