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class ASHRAE9012016 < ASHRAE901
  # @!group FanVariableVolume

  # Determine the prototype fan pressure rise for a variable volume
  # fan on an AirLoopHVAC based on the airflow of the system.
  # @return [Double] the pressure rise (in H2O).  Defaults
  # to the logic from ASHRAE 90.1-2004 prototypes.
  def fan_variable_volume_airloop_fan_pressure_rise(fan_variable_volume)
    # Get the max flow rate from the fan.
    maximum_flow_rate_m3_per_s = nil
    if fan_variable_volume.maximumFlowRate.is_initialized
      maximum_flow_rate_m3_per_s = fan_variable_volume.maximumFlowRate.get
    elsif fan_variable_volume.autosizedMaximumFlowRate.is_initialized
      maximum_flow_rate_m3_per_s = fan_variable_volume.autosizedMaximumFlowRate.get
    else
      OpenStudio.logFree(OpenStudio::Warn, 'openstudio.prototype.FanVariableVolume', "For #{fan_variable_volume.name} max flow rate is not available, cannot apply prototype assumptions.")
      return false
    end

    # Convert max flow rate to cfm
    maximum_flow_rate_cfm = OpenStudio.convert(maximum_flow_rate_m3_per_s, 'm^3/s', 'cfm').get

    # Determine the pressure rise
    pressure_rise_in_h2o = if maximum_flow_rate_cfm < 4648
                             4.0
                           else # Over 7,437 cfm
                             5.58
                           end

    return pressure_rise_in_h2o
  end
end

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
openstudio-standards-0.2.14	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/ashrae_90_1_2016/ashrae_90_1_2016.FanVariableVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.13	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/ashrae_90_1_2016/ashrae_90_1_2016.FanVariableVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.13.rc3	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/ashrae_90_1_2016/ashrae_90_1_2016.FanVariableVolume.rb