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class NRELZNEReady2017 < ASHRAE901
  # @!group FanConstantVolume

  # Determine the prototype fan pressure rise for a constant 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_constant_volume_airloop_fan_pressure_rise(fan_constant_volume)
    # Get the max flow rate from the fan.
    maximum_flow_rate_m3_per_s = nil
    if fan_constant_volume.maximumFlowRate.is_initialized
      maximum_flow_rate_m3_per_s = fan_constant_volume.maximumFlowRate.get
    elsif fan_constant_volume.autosizedMaximumFlowRate.is_initialized
      maximum_flow_rate_m3_per_s = fan_constant_volume.autosizedMaximumFlowRate.get
    else
      OpenStudio.logFree(OpenStudio::Warn, 'openstudio.prototype.FanConstantVolume', "For #{fan_constant_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 < 7437
                             2.5
                           else # Over 7,437 cfm
                             4.09
                           end

    return pressure_rise_in_h2o
  end
end

Version data entries

29 entries across 29 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
openstudio-standards-0.2.6	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.5	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.4	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.3	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.2	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.1	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.0	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.0.rc2	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb
openstudio-standards-0.2.0.rc1	lib/openstudio-standards/prototypes/ashrae_90_1/nrel_nze_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.FanConstantVolume.rb