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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">Hola Modelers,<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">Its time that I need some help!!<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">My building includes chilled water district cooling system in which
I have received a review comment which is as follows:<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">“If following Option
2 of the district thermal guidelines the Proposed model must reflect a virtual
plant with the same average efficiencies of the entire upstream district energy
system based on actual loading (average efficiencies can be determined using
either the Monitoring or Modeling methods described in Appendix C).
Alternatively, the default plant efficiency values outlined in Section
2.4.1.2.3 of the guidelines (4.4 COP for DES cooling plant and 70% for DES heating
plant) may be may be used to reflect the district energy plants in the Proposed
model</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red">. In addition, thermal distribution losses must be accounted for in the
Proposed model based on the losses determined in the actual design or the
default values outlined in Section 2.4.1.2.3 of the guidelines may be used (5%
for chilled water district cooling, 10% for hot water district heating, 15% for
closed steam loop, or 25% for open steam loop)</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">”</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red"><span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red"><span> </span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">Can anyone help me on how should I account 5 % losses mentioned in the
comment (highlighted in red)?? <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">Waiting for the reply.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(37,64,97)">Vishal<span></span></span></p>
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