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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'>Ramya- <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'>I think the equest multiplier is somehow tied to the percent of outside air, not necessarily the consistency of the flow, however I do appreciate the help. I’ve attached some screenshots that illustrate the options. The first picture is just to show cfm and OA%, the second picture shows the multiplier that is assigned based on the OA percentages. I noticed that if I change the OA%, the multiplier changes at the same ratio; if 10% OA gives me a multiplier of 0.45, 20% OA changes the multiplier to 0.90. <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 style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:1.0pt'>Adam E. Towell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Ameretto;color:#4F6228;letter-spacing:1.0pt'>Cx</span></i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Ameretto;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:1.0pt'>E Group LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ameretto Extended";font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>Consulting Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ameretto Extended";color:#1F497D'>Your Independent, Third-Party Commissioning Authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Ameretto;color:#4F6228;letter-spacing:.3pt'>20 Edwardsville Professional Park, Suite A<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-family:Ameretto;color:#4F6228;letter-spacing:.3pt'>Edwardsville, Illinois 62025-3602</span><span style='font-family:Ameretto;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.3pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Ameretto;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.3pt'>Phone: </span><span style='font-family:Ameretto;font-variant:small-caps;color:#4F6228;letter-spacing:.3pt'>618.659.9461<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Ameretto;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.3pt'>Fax: </span><span style='font-family:Ameretto;font-variant:small-caps;color:#4F6228;letter-spacing:.3pt'>618.659.9589</span><span style='font-family:Ameretto;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.3pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Ameretto;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.3pt'>Email: </span><span style='font-family:Ameretto;color:#4F6228;letter-spacing:.3pt'><a href="mailto:stowell@cxegroup.com">atowell@cxegroup.com</a><span style='font-variant:small-caps'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> r s [mailto:ramyashivkumar@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 15, 2012 1:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> atowell@cxegroup.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Energy Efficiency Wizard- Outside Air Multiplier<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Adam,<br><br>I am not sure about this, but this air multiplier reminds me of this product I saw on the Best Buy website some time ago. (See link)<br><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dyson---Air-Multiplier-10%22-Table-Fan---Satin-Iron/Satin-Blue/9711392.p?id=1218156151142&skuId=9711392">http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dyson---Air-Multiplier-10%22-Table-Fan---Satin-Iron/Satin-Blue/9711392.p?id=1218156151142&skuId=9711392</a><br><br>Essentially what this does is it multiplies the air that it takes in and provides a consistent steady flow compared to normal fan with blades. This 10" Dyson fan multiplies the air by 15 times (or thats what they claim to generate breeze). It is noisy. Maybe this is what an outside air multiplier would do as well, if the HVAC system has something like that installed.<br><br>Just my 2 cents. Do post on the eQUEST users group know when you figure out.<br><br>Regards<br>Ramya Shivkumar<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:21 PM, <a href="mailto:atowell@cxegroup.com">atowell@cxegroup.com</a> <<a href="mailto:atowell@cxegroup.com" target="_blank">atowell@cxegroup.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I just have a quick question-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In the Energy Efficiency Measure Wizard under “Ventilation and Economizer,” there’s an option to change the “outside air multiplier.” What exactly is this? How does it affect the outside air (which I assume it does somehow)?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";letter-spacing:1.0pt'>Adam E. 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