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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Alex, ASHRAE sells a Thermal Comfort program which will do these calculations for you based on temperature, humidity, air speed, etc. It doesn't cost much and is easy to use. Check the ASHRAE website for things to purchase.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org on behalf of Alex Krickx<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 4/11/2012 3:42 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Jason Quinn; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Equest-users] Can you use eQuest for PMV calculations?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hi Jason,</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I’m under the impression that eQUEST can’t output surface temperatures which are needed to calculate PMV values.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I think an EnergyPlus based program might be a better place to look. I would ask on the Bldg-Sim list for recommendations as it has a broader user-base (this list is eQUEST specific).</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Good luck,</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jason Quinn<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:36 PM<BR><B>To:</B> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Equest-users] Can you use eQuest for PMV calculations?</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P>Is it possible to use an eQuest model to do thermal comfort PMV (Predicted Mean Vote) calculations per ASHRAE 55/RP884?</P>
<P>If not are there any recommendations?</P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>