Vikram,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for your response. Each AHU contains a mixture of CV and VAV terminal units. I'm double checking the loads currently.</div><div><br></div><div>Ramana.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Sami, Vikram <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Vikram.Sami@perkinswill.com" target="_blank">Vikram.Sami@perkinswill.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sounds logical – although – why can’t you specify a reheat fan system instead of a VAV system – that’s probably the more appropriate system type. I’m assuming the constant volume systems are being fed by a separate AHU. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">If your baseline is auto sizing less than your proposed design – I would question the volume of air being designed in. Either that or maybe there is a load designed that’s not being represented in the model? <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Vikram Sami</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">, LEED AP BD+C<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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""> <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ramana Koti<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 29, 2012 1:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] LEED model - constant volume terminal units<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">For a university classroom/studio building I'm modeling for LEED EAp2/c1 under the 2009 version:<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The proposed design has two AHUs connected to 23 VAV terminal units and 14 Constant Volume terminal units, all with HW loop reheat from an electric boiler. The baseline system is System number 8 per Appendix G, VAV with PFP boxes, with eletric resistance reheat. The waterside of cooling is purchased chilled water in both cases.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Question 1: In the proposed design, I'm approximating the constant volume terminal units via a minimum flow ratio setting of 1.0. Is this the best way to do it? <u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Question 2: What is the equivalent of this in the Baseline design per Appendix G? If I repeat the same method used in the proposed design, should I let the terminal Primary CFMs default to auto-sizing? The Baseline auto-sized CFMs are lower than what is being specified in the mechanical design for the proposed model, working to my disadvantage. <u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Ramana Koti.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div>
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