<div dir="ltr">I received a suggestion to use a Type 1669 controller for a radiant slab, and it seems to work well (thanks Ben Heymer). However, right now I am using it to modulate temperature, but what I would really like to do is modulate the flow rate through the slab because I have a variable (uncontrolled) input temperature. The problem is that TRNSYS will not allow me to decrease the flow rate much below 2,000 kg/hr based on the size of my radiant floor.<div><br></div><div>(Error Message: "Specific fluid mass flow of active layer in surface 9 below minimum value of 6.74 kg/m2h Please, increase the minimum mass flow rate or use the autosegmentation feature of TRNBuild for subdividing the surface"). </div><div><br></div><div>The proportional controller will inevitably fall below this rate because it will ramp down to zero when no heating (or cooling) is needed. Is there a workaround for this? I looked into the autosegmentation feature and it doesn't seem to subdivide the surface at all, and I'm not sure how this would help. Thanks again.<br></div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Brad Painting<br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Master of Science Candidate, Renewable Energy Engineering<br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Department of Technology & Environmental Design</font></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Appalachian State University</font></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font color="#073763" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Boone, NC 28608</font></p></div></div>
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