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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for adding your thoughts. I
believe you and I are on the same page here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>On item 2 below, the help files state that
the EIR-FPLR&dT curve must be normalized to “full-load” or “maximum
capacity” and not the design capacity. Intuitively (maybe), if you normalize
these curves to the design capacity and then set the DESIGN-PLR to 1.0, it
seems that this is locking in your design values as maximum values.
Physically, the machine may have more capacity, but your energy model will be
limited to these hard-coded design values.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One way to check the model curve accuracy
is to use hourly report blocks/reports to track the CHW supply temp, entering
CW temp, chiller PLR, chiller EIR. Use your normalized curves to calculate the
EIR for each hour with the CHW and CW temps and PLR. Then compare your
calculated EIR with the EIR from eQuest. I believe you can also track the
chiller capacity to see if it is holding the max capacity based on the
DESIGN-PLR value and chiller capacity value you enter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Nick Caton
[mailto:ncaton@smithboucher.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 03, 2010
3:40 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">John
T. Forester</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Equest-users]
Chiller Curves (oh boy!)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Yikes… looks like a
slew of responses got out before I finished this one, but I have a lot to say
=)… For context you might want to check which email I’m responding to
first, everyone ;).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>John, thanks very
much for the encouragement. I think I can help further your thoughts:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Getting
a manufacturer vendor to cooperate is indeed tricky for all parties, and I’m
not convinced their selection software really affords them the capability to
find maximum loading points for varying condenser/evaporater temps in a
time-efficient fashion… time will tell but I’ve got a very smart rep right now
promising to see what he can do.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I’d
rest easier knowing it’s perfectly fine to normalize all three curves to the
design conditions and have a PLR of 1.0 equal the design conditions… except for
the DOE2 help entries explicitly telling us that for centrifugal chillers,
“full load” means “maximum” (see the highlighted copy-paste job way down below
and the entry for EIR-FPLR as well). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>That said, your call
to better understand the default curves sounds a lot like a request, so perhaps
I can scratch your back in return ;). Here are the three curves eQuest
pulls from its library when you specify a water cooled centrifugal chiller…
visualized! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Note that each curve
is indeed normalized to (Z=1.0 at) ARI conditions. I’ve followed each
with my (novice) observations/commentary.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><img border=0
width=662 height=532 id="Picture_x005f_x0020_5"
src="cid:image005.jpg@01CB7B76.0B03B1E0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>The EIR-FPLR&dT
curve seems, well, kinda wacky to me! I’ve conferred with a few other
mechanical designers, and we seem to agree that an efficiency “sweet spot” for
a centrifugal variable speed chiller should lie somewhere between zero and full
loading conditions – this curve’s shape seems to demonstrate continually
improving efficiencies as you approach zero loading. Truthfully, there’s
a very slight apex that’s hard to see (you can tell by the curving bands) just
off the charted values shown between the 10% and 20% loading marks, but what
chiller has an optimum efficiency at 15% loading? I’d of this as a
“normal” shape if the z-axis were on some scale of straight power (kW)… I’d
expect that to continually drop off with the PLR in this fashion, but that
z-axis is normalized EIR (kW/ton conceptually, if not in magnitude)… shouldn’t
the default curve have a “sweet-spot” efficiency somewhere in the vicinity of
40-60% loading?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><img border=0
width=662 height=512 id="Picture_x005f_x0020_12"
src="cid:image006.jpg@01CB7B76.0B03B1E0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>This EIR-FT curve is
again normalized (1.0) at ARI conditions, and tells us that the chiller will be
pretty much linearly more efficient as you increase the CHWT target
temperature, and will exponentially increase in efficiency as the condenser
water temperature drops. Raising either has less of an inverse
effect. Nothing seems odd to me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><img border=0
width=662 height=512 id="Picture_x005f_x0020_35"
src="cid:image007.jpg@01CB7B76.0B03B1E0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>This curve is also
normalized (1.0) at ARI conditions, and is telling us the chiller loses
capacity when the condenser water either rises or falls from ARI conditions
(20-30% drop from ARI, when CWT is at 100F or 50F, for example). I’m too
new at this to know whether that makes total sense, but my initial guess would
be that colder condenser water would always be help improve capacity… I’d
infer from this curve that centrifugal chillers are designed and optimized
around a specific condenser water temperature, and that hotter <u>or</u> colder
condenser water temperatures, for the same CHWT, hurts your equipment’s
potential capacity. I suppose it might well be a function of the
refrigerant’s thermodynamic properties? The CHWT selected has a linear,
but a relative to the CWT minor effect on the capacity of the chiller. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>You’ve
nailed my current approach on the head! I’m just concerned that going
against the explicit instructions in the DOE2 help entries (mentioned above)
may have some significant impact on what I’m modeling…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Fully
agreeing. And kudos for condensing paragraphs of fretting into a single
line answer =).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Thanks again so much
for everyone’s input so far. I’d be curious to hear any other thoughts or
second-opinions we as a group may have regarding:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Why
does the default part load curve above seems such an odd shape (at least to my
eyes) for a centrifugal VSD chiller? Are my chiller fundamentals off?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>To
what end/purpose do the DOE2 help docs and the EDR guidelines emphasis
normalizing the EIR-FPLR curve to maximum vs. design capacities at the rated
conditions, when you can normalize and specify to ARI conditions and set
DESIGN-PLR=1.0 as John and I are discussing? I mean, I understand that
you could get a “comprehensive” set of curves allowing you to apply the same
chiller to other projects where you have a higher design capacity (or expect
higher capacities will be required), but is there any inherent loss of accuracy
if you build everything around data points encompassing all extremes present in
the simulated model?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">John T. Forester</st1:PersonName> [mailto:JohnTF@BVHis.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 03, 2010
11:49 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Nick Caton; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Equest-users]
Chiller Curves (oh boy!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think you’re on the right track.
Below are some of my thoughts on your conclusions. I hope the modeling
community will set me straight if I’m wrong here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Getting
multiple performance runs from vendors that show part-load performance
independent of the CW and CHW temps can often be challenging. Adding
the “maximum capability” task to that for each of the conditions requires
a pretty detailed understanding of the selection software. I’d say
if you can get PLR data for 3-4 different CHW temps while holding the CW
temps constant at 85, 75, 65 (and sometimes lower) – you’re ahead of most
modelers. Working with the Mechanical Design Engineer and the vendor
together has been successful for me in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Defining
the chiller capabilities at the “maximum” may only come into play if you
expect your model to overload the chiller above the specified design
capacity (I’m thinking building additions or process loads). At this
point, this data (or knowing what the default eQuest curves do in that
range) would be useful. Depending on your project, the time spent on
developing curves for PLR >1.0 may not be justified.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If
you don’t have “max” data and don’t want eQuest to assume performance at a
part-load ratio >1.0, you can set the DESIGN-PLR to 1.0.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Either
way, you want your curves to be normalized at whatever condition you
specify (Design or Rated) and you want to enter those values on the Basic
Specifications tab.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Nick Caton
[mailto:ncaton@smithboucher.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 03, 2010
12:06 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">John
T. Forester</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Equest-users]
Chiller Curves (oh boy!)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>John,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>The design/max ratio
is exactly what I’m discussing below when I say “DESIGN-PLR ratio,” so we’re
definitely in the same ballpark =).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I’d like to
apply/paraphrase your advice to a few conditions to be sure I’m getting it
correctly: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If
we create all 3 custom curves, and normalize each to a point at maximum (not
design) capacity, then the design-to-max ratio (DESIGN-PLR) should be set to
1.00.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If
we create <u>only</u> the part load efficiency curve (EIR-FPLR or
EIR-FPLR&dT), and wish to use the library defaults for EIR-FT and CAP-FT,
then we should normalize this curve’s data points to ARI conditions (as that’s
what the library curves are normalized to, per James’s email – I think I’ve
read this somewhere also), specify an ARI capacity, EIR and conditions on
the basic specifications tab, and enter a DESIGN-PLR of [ARI capacity/maximum
capacity (for the same conditions)].<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>If
we create all 3 custom curves, and try to normalize each to either ARI or
design conditions, then we should specify capacity, EIR, CHWT, CWT and
condenser GPM corresponding to either the ARI or design conditions of that
normalizing point. In that case, we also specify a DESIGN-PLR using
either the ARI or design capacity divided by the maximum capacity for the same
conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Profound (to me)
Conclusion</span></font></u><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>: In <u>No</u>
instance should we <u>Ever</u> attempt creating custom curves and NOT have at least
one run from our manufacturer telling us what the maximum (not design) capacity
is for the normalizing point. This conclusion would only apply to
centrifugal chillers only.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Does this all sound
right?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>James, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Yeah, if all the
part load data you received held the same CHWT and CWT equal, you might be able
to make your part-load curve if it could have been a quadratic EIR-FPLR curve
(like a reciprocating chiller), but not a bi-quadratic EIR-FPLR&dT (as with
my centrifugal VSD chiller). You definitely could not approach generating
custom EIR-FT or CAP-FT curves without varying condenser and chilled water
temps. That exact issue happened to me the first few times I tried to
reign my chiller reps in =). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>This time, I
convinced my rep to give me multiple part load runs holding the CHWT constant
and varying the CWT incrementally. This let me build the bi-quadratic
EIR-FPLR&dT curve as I had at least three different dT’s represented in my
part load data points. I plotted the 3D curve in excel to check my work
and darned if the generated coefficients seem to be really accurate =)!
It’s currently looking like a bittersweet revelation however – the
library curve for a water-cooled centrifugal VSD chiller (see attached
visualization) seems a LOT more generous (more efficient) at low part loads
than the one I’ve generated which matches my rep’s data… I might share a
visual of my custom curve for comparison once I’m dead-sure it’s accurate – I’m
trying to clarify a few things with my rep right now.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">John T. Forester</st1:PersonName> [mailto:JohnTF@BVHis.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 03, 2010
10:29 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Nick Caton; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Equest-users]
Chiller Curves (oh boy!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When defining a centrifugal chiller in
eQuest, one of the items on the Basic Specifications tab under the Design vs.
Rated Conditions is a Design/Max Cap ratio. By default, this is 92% for a
water cooled unit. I believe this gets at the discussion in the help
pages that talks about maximum capacity versus design capacity and how the
chiller vendor will spec a piece of equipment. Typically, vendors don’t
often get asked (or provide) what the “Maximum” capacity of a spec’d unit
is. Therefore the performance data that they provide are at “design
conditions.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you change the chiller type to a
reciprocating chiller, this “Design/Max Cap” ratio is disabled and the default
specified condition changes from “Design Conditions” to “Rated
Conditions.” This suggests that there is little “extra” capacity when a
selection is done for that type of chiller.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you do get “maximum capacity” data and
create curves from that data, you will want to change the Design/Max Cap ratio
to 1.0 so eQuest knows that there isn’t any spare capacity at the
chiller. Also if the data points you are using to normalize your curves
are different than the design conditions for your energy model, you will want
to change the “Chiller Specified at” value to “Rated Conditions” and enter the
rated conditions for CHW temp, CW temp and CW gpm/ton to match your normalized
curves.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hope this helps,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Nick Caton<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 03, 2010
11:03 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Carol Gardner; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Equest-users]
Chiller Curves (oh boy!)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the
response Carol!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>That 120% load case
is what I’m getting at – let me try to explain a little further:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>In the DOE2 help
files, the vocabulary for centrifugal chillers is “design capacity” and
“maximum capacity,” where “design” means the capacity at the rated or designed
conditions (at which you define / specify your chiller), and “maximum” means
the capacity the chiller is really capable of under the same conditions if it
runs balls-out (maximum power to the refrigerant drive).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>The help file
excerpt I copied below with the red line is pretty explicitly telling us to
normalize the part load values to the <u>maximum</u> capacity for centrifugal
chillers. I’ve highlighted a second line for clarity. The EDR
guidelines I linked below are saying you can instead normalize to the <u>design</u>
capacity for the EIR-PLR curve if that’s all your field measurements or
manufacturer rep can provide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I’m asking – are
both approaches right? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>My first and second
questions are kinda tied together… How would choosing to normalize to either
the maximum or design conditions affect how we should handle the DESIGN-PLR
ratio, if at all?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 02, 2010
10:04 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Nick Caton<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Equest-users]
Chiller Curves (oh boy!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Let me take a crack at
this. If by design capacity you mean the chiller running at 100% load, you
would create the curve(s) by normalizing around your ARI design conditions i.e.
the PLR curve would be 1.0 at this point, call it ARI Cap and the other points
would be 90% Cap/ARI Cap, 80% Cap/ARI Cap, etc. The same would go for your temp
curves. If, however, your chiller is operating at 120%, or some such other
level, I would normalize the curve around the ARI design conditions of the
chiller at 120%. I had to do this for a VRV hp that was selected at the 120%
design condition.<br>
<br>
I find this from the DOE2 manual the most helpful:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Used for all <font color=white><span style='color:
white;background:#316AC5'>curves</span></font> having two independent
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inputting a set of data points.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>A packaged system (PZS) has cooling performance
significantly different from that used in the default model. The
manufacturer lists the data shown in Table 46, for cooling capacity, at 2000
cfm design air flow rate, as a function of outside dry-bulb temperature and
entering wet-bulb temperature.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoCaption><a name="_Ref490744859"></a><a name="_Ref490744804"></a><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Table 46
Cooling capacity (kBtu/hr) vs. temperature<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Outside<br>
Dry-bulb</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;
border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:aqua;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
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0%;background-attachment:scroll'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Entering
Wet-bulb</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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0%;background-attachment:scroll'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>72F</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:aqua;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
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background-position-y:
0%;background-attachment:scroll'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>67F</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
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border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
background:aqua;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;
background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:
0%;background-attachment:
scroll'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>62F</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>85F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>69<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>65<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>60<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>95F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>68<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>63 (ARI)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>57<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>105F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>65<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>60<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>53<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>115F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>62<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>55<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border-top:none;border-left:none;
border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>49<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>In this example the independent variables are the
entering wet-bulb temperature and the outside dry-bulb temperature. Because
there are two independent variables and they have units of temperature, we
input a <font color=white><span style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>curve</span></font>
of TYPE BI-QUADRATIC-T using the given data points. The dependent variable is
not the cooling capacity listed in the table but rather the cooling capacity
divided by the cooling capacity at the ARI rating point (95 F outside dry-bulb
and 67 F entering wet-bulb). In other words, the capacities should be
normalized to the ARI rating point., as shown in Table 47<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoCaption><a name="_Ref490745029"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Table </span></font></a>47 Normalized capacity
vs. temperature<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='border-collapse:collapse'>
<tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
<td width=96 rowspan=2 valign=top bgcolor=aqua style='width:1.0in;border:
solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:aqua;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Outside<br>
Dry-bulb</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width=288 colspan=3 valign=top bgcolor=aqua style='width:3.0in;
border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;
border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:aqua;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color;background-position-x:0%;
background-position-y:
0%;background-attachment:scroll'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Entering
Wet-bulb</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:aqua;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
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0%;background-attachment:scroll'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>72F</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>67F</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>62F</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>85F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.095<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.032<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>0.952<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>95F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.079<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.0 (ARI)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>0.905<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>105F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.032<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>0.952<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>0.841<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>115F<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>0.984<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>0.873<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;border-top:none;border-left:none;
border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color'>
<p class=tabledata align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>0.778<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <font color=white><span style='color:white;
background:#316AC5'>CURVE</span></font>-<font color=white><span
style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>FIT</span></font> input will look like
the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=doe-2input><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>CAP-<font color=white><span style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>CURVE</span></font>-1
= <font color=white><span style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>CURVE</span></font>-<font
color=white><span style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>FIT</span></font><br>
TYPE
= BI-QUADRATIC-T<br>
INPUT-TYPE = DATA<br>
DEPENDENT =
(1.000,1.079,0.905,1.032,0.952,0.841,<br>
0.984,0.873,0.778,1.095,1.032,0.952) ..<br>
IN-TEMP1 =
( 67, 72, 62, 72,
67, 62,<br>
72, 67, 62,
72, 67, 62) ..<br>
IN-TEMP2 =
( 95, 95, 95, 105, 105,
105,<br>
115, 115, 115,
85 85, 85) ..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Example 2:</span></font></b> Defining a <font
color=white><span style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>curve</span></font> by
inputting coefficients<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>We want a furnace to have a constant efficiency as a
function of part load. To do this we must replace the default FURNACE-HIR-FPLR
with a <font color=white><span style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>curve</span></font>
that will give a constant efficiency. The <font color=white><span
style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>curve</span></font> TYPE is QUADRATIC in
the part load ratio (PLR). PLR correction <font color=white><span
style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>curves</span></font> are always
multiplied by the unit capacity, not the load, to obtain the energy (fuel or
electricity) use. Thus the <font color=white><span style='color:white;
background:#316AC5'>curve</span></font> we want is: 0.0 + 1.0*PLR +
0.0*PLR*PLR. The input will look like:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=doe-2input><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>New-Furnace-HIR-fPLR = <font color=white><span style='color:white;
background:#316AC5'>CURVE</span></font>-<font color=white><span
style='color:white;background:#316AC5'>FIT</span></font><br>
TYPE
= QUADRATIC<br>
INPUT-TYPE = COEFFICIENTS<br>
COEFFICIENTS = (0.0,1.0,0.0) ..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Then in the SYSTEM command we include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=doe-2input><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> FURNACE-HIR-FPLR = New-Furnace-HIR-fPLR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Nick Caton <<a
href="mailto:ncaton@smithboucher.com">ncaton@smithboucher.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#1F497D'>Hi everyone!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#1F497D'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#1F497D'>I think I have <u>finally</u> wrapped my mind completely around
custom chiller performance curves for a centrifugal VSD chiller. I’ve got
a few specific questions now that I’m on the other side of the fence:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#1F497D'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>1.</span></font><font size=1 color="#1f497d"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>Is it necessary for the data points
of a part load efficiency curve (EIR-FPLR&dT in my case) to originate from
data with a 1.0 (100%) PLR ratio corresponding to a maximum vs. a design load
capacity? From what I gather in <a
href="http://www.energydesignresources.com/Portals/0/documents/DesignGuidelines/EDR_DesignGuidelines_%20HVAC_Simulation.pdf"
target="_blank">the EDR reference</a> (re: “Method 2” on PDF page 32/65), this
curve can be generated using part-load readings assuming a <u>design</u>
capacity at the 100% loading mark… but the DOE2 help entry for “EIR-FPLR” seems
to suggest otherwise (copied below – see highlighted line).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>2.</span></font><font size=1 color="#1f497d"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>If the above part load efficiency
curve is created based on data where the 100% loading point corresponds to the
maximum (not design) capacity, should “DESIGN-PLR” (the ratio of design to
maximum capacity) be set to 1.00 and the capacity of the chiller be specified
at its maximum (not design) for the design/rated conditions? As I write
this question it sounds like I’m chasing my tail – someone straighten me out
=)!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>3.</span></font><font size=1 color="#1f497d"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>When you veterans finish a project
with sets of custom performance curves, do you have any suggestions for a
naming scheme for future reference/re-use? I’m currently thinking to keep
the curves grouped in an .inp snippet I for importing along with an equipment
cutsheet… but I’m certain I’ll forget the all the details as quickly as humanly
possible when this project is behind me…</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#1F497D'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.25in'><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> ~Nick</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:#1F497D'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>EIR-FPLR</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Takes the U-name
of a curve that adjusts the electric input ratio as a function of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Symbol'>· </span></font><u>The part load ratio (PLR)</u> –
The PLR is defined as the ratio of the hourly load to the hourly
capacity; Load / Cap<sub>hour</sub><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Symbol'>· </span></font><u>The evaporator/condenser dT</u> -
The temperature differential between the condenser and leaving chilled-water.
The meaning of the condenser temperature varies according to condenser
type. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:2.7pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For most chillers, the dT has a relatively small effect on part-load
performance. However, for variable-speed centrifugal chillers, the effect of dT
is as important as the PLR. This is because the pressure rise across the
impeller is proportional to the square of the impeller’s speed. Unless some
form on condenser temperature relief is employed to reduce the temperature (and
pressure) differential across the chiller at part load, the performance of a
variable-speed chiller may not be significantly different than that of a
constant-speed chiller.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To model power
consumption as a function of the PLR only, use a CURVE-FIT of TYPE = QUADRATIC
or CUBIC. To model as a function of both PLR and dT, use a
BI-QUADRATIC-RATIO&DT curve. <b><font color=red><span style='color:red;
font-weight:bold'>The curve must be normalized to 1.0 at full load and the
rated temperature differential. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:red;font-weight:bold'>Note that, for centrifugal chillers, ‘full load’ is
defined as the ‘maximum capacity’, not the ‘design capacity’.</span></font></b>
Refer to the DESIGN-PLR keyword for more information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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