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DOAS

DOAS (Dedicated Outdoor Air System) provides centralized supply and/or exhuast ventilation air to IZXFER objects with the izNVType = AIRNETDOAS. The supply air may be preconditioned using heat recovery and/or tempering coils.

oaName

Name of DOAS.

DOAS Supply Fan Data Members

oaSupFanVfDs

Type: float

Supply fan design or rated flow at rated pressure.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
cfm x \(\ge\) 0 Sum of referencing IZXFER supply flows No constant

oaSupFanPress

Type: float

Design or rated fan pressure.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
inches H2O x \(>\) 0 0.3 No constant

Only one of oaSupFanElecPwr, oaSupFanEff, and oaSupFanShaftBhp may be given.

oaSupFanElecPwr

Type: float

Fan input power per unit air flow (at design flow and pressure).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
W/cfm x \(>\) 0 derived from oaSupFanEff and oaSupFanShaftBhp If oaSupFanEff and oaSupFanShaftBhp not present constant

oaSupFanEff

Type: float

Fan efficiency at design flow and pressure, as a fraction.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1 derived from oaSupFanShaftBhp if given, else 0.08 No constant

oaSupFanShaftBhp

Type: float

Fan shaft brake horsepower at design flow and pressure.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
bhp x \(>\) 0 derived from oaSupFanEff. No constant

oaSupFanCurvePy=\(k_0\), \(k_1\), \(k_2\), \(k_3\), \(x_0\)

\(k_0\) through \(k_3\) are the coefficients of a cubic polynomial for the curve relating fan relative energy consumption to relative air flow above the minimum flow \(x_0\). Up to five floats may be given, separated by commas. 0 is used for any omitted trailing values. The values are used as follows:

\[z = k_0 + k_1 \cdot (x - x_0)| + k_2 \cdot (x - x_0)|^2 + k_3 \cdot (x - x_0)|^3\]

where:

  • \(x\) is the relative fan air flow (as fraction of oaSupFanVfDs; 0 \(\le\) \(x\) \(\le\) 1);
  • \(x_0\) is the minimum relative air flow (default 0);
  • \((x - x_0)|\) is the "positive difference", i.e. \((x - x_0)\) if \(x > x_0\); else 0;
  • \(z\) is the relative energy consumption.

If \(z\) is not 1.0 for \(x\) = 1.0, a warning message is displayed and the coefficients are normalized by dividing by the polynomial's value for \(x\) = 1.0.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
x \(\ge\) 0 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 (linear) No constant

oaSupFanMtr

Type: mtrName

Name of meter, if any, to record energy used by supply fan. End use category used is specified by oaSupFanEndUse (next).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
name of a METER not recorded No constant

oaSupFanEndUse

Type: choice

End use to which fan energy is recorded (in METER specified by oaSupFanMtr). See METER for available end use choices.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
end use choice Fan No constant

oaTEx

Type: float

Alternative supply fan source air dry bulb temperature. If given, oaTEx overrides the outdoor dry-bulb temperature read from the weather file or derived from design conditions.

Caution: oaTEx is not checked for reasonableness.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
oF Outdoor dry-bulb No subhourly

oaWEx

Type: float

Alternative supply fan source air air humidity ratio. If given, oaWEx overrides the outdoor humidity ratio derived from weather file data or design conditions.

Caution: oaWEx is not checked against saturation -- there is no verification that the value provided is physically possible.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
\(\gt\) 0 Outdoor humidity ratio No subhourly

DOAS Exhaust Fan Data Members

oaExhFanVfDs

Type: float

Exhaust fan design or rated flow at rated pressure.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
cfm x \(\ge\) 0 Sum of referencing IZXFER exhaust flows No constant

oaExhFanPress

Type: float

Design or rated fan pressure.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
inches H2O x \(>\) 0 0.3 No constant

Only one of oaExhFanElecPwr, oaExhFanEff, and oaExhFanShaftBhp may be given.

oaExhFanElecPwr

Type: float

Fan input power per unit air flow (at design flow and pressure).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
W/cfm x \(>\) 0 derived from oaExhFanEff and oaExhFanShaftBhp If oaExhFanEff and oaExhFanShaftBhp not present constant

oaExhFanEff

Type: float

Fan efficiency at design flow and pressure, as a fraction.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1 derived from oaExhFanShaftBhp if given, else 0.08 No constant

oaExhFanShaftBhp

Type: float

Fan shaft brake horsepower at design flow and pressure.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
bhp x \(>\) 0 derived from oaExhFanEff. No constant

oaExhFanCurvePy=\(k_0\), \(k_1\), \(k_2\), \(k_3\), \(x_0\)

\(k_0\) through \(k_3\) are the coefficients of a cubic polynomial for the curve relating fan relative energy consumption to relative air flow above the minimum flow \(x_0\). Up to five floats may be given, separated by commas. 0 is used for any omitted trailing values. The values are used as follows:

\[z = k_0 + k_1 \cdot (x - x_0)| + k_2 \cdot (x - x_0)|^2 + k_3 \cdot (x - x_0)|^3\]

where:

  • \(x\) is the relative fan air flow (as fraction of oaExhFanVfDs; 0 \(\le\) \(x\) \(\le\) 1);
  • \(x_0\) is the minimum relative air flow (default 0);
  • \((x - x_0)|\) is the "positive difference", i.e. \((x - x_0)\) if \(x > x_0\); else 0;
  • \(z\) is the relative energy consumption.

If \(z\) is not 1.0 for \(x\) = 1.0, a warning message is displayed and the coefficients are normalized by dividing by the polynomial's value for \(x\) = 1.0.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
x \(\ge\) 0 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 (linear) No constant

oaExhFanMtr

Type: mtrName

Name of meter, if any, to record energy used by exhaust fan. End use category used is specified by oaExhFanEndUse (next).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
name of a METER not recorded No constant

oaExhFanEndUse

Type: choice

End use to which fan energy is recorded (in METER specified by oaExhFanMtr). See METER for available end use choices.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
end use choice Fan No constant

DOAS Tempering Coils Data Members

oaSupTH

Type: float

Heating setpoint for tempering and/or heat exchanger bypass.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
oF 68 No subhourly

oaEIRH

Type: float

Energy Input Ratio of the heating coil. This is the inverse of the coil efficiency or COP. A value of zero indicates that the coil does not use energy (e.g., hot water coils). Specifying input triggers the modeling of a heating coil.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
x \(\ge\) 0 0 when modeling heating coil subhourly

oaCoilHMtr

Type: mtrName

Name of meter, if any, to record energy used by the heating coil.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
name of a METER not recorded No constant

oaSupTC

Type: float

Cooling setpoint for tempering and/or heat exchanger bypass.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
oF 68 No subhourly

oaEIRC

Type: float

Energy Input Ratio of the cooling coil. This is the inverse of the coil efficiency or COP. A value of zero indicates that the coil does not use energy (e.g., chilled water coils). Specifying input triggers the modeling of a cooling coil.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
x \(\ge\) 0 0 when modeling cooling coil subhourly

oaSHRtarget

Type: float

Sensible Heat Ratio of the cooling coil. If the required sensible capacity of the coil and the entered SHR do not produce a valid psychrometric state, the SHR is adjusted and reported through the SHR probe.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
x \(\gt\) 0 1.0 No subhourly

oaCoilCMtr

Type: mtrName

Name of meter, if any, to record energy used by the cooling coil.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
name of a METER not recorded No constant

oaLoadMtr

Type: ldMtrName

Name of load meter, if any, to record load met by the heating coil or cooling coil.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
name of a LOADMETER not recorded No constant

DOAS Heat Recovery Data Members

oaHXVfDs

Type: float

Heat exchanger design or rated flow.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
cfm x \(\gt\) 0 Average of supply and exhaust fan design flows No constant

oaHXf2

Type: float

Heat exchanger flow fraction (of design flow) used for second set of effectivenesses.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\lt\) x \(\lt\) 1.0 0.75 No constant

oaHXSenEffHDs

Type: float

Heat exchanger sensible effectiveness in heating mode at the design flow rate. Specifying input triggers modeling of heat recovery.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 when modeling heat recovery constant

oaHXSenEffHf2

Type: float

Heat exchanger sensible effectiveness in heating mode at the second flow rate (oaHXf2).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 0 No constant

oaHXLatEffHDs

Type: float

Heat exchanger latent effectiveness in heating mode at the design flow rate.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 0 No constant

oaHXLatEffHf2

Type: float

Heat exchanger latent effectiveness in heating mode at the second flow rate (oaHXf2).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 0 No constant

oaHXSenEffCDs

Type: float

Heat exchanger sensible effectiveness in cooling mode at the design flow rate.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 0 No constant

oaHXSenEffCf2

Type: float

Heat exchanger sensible effectiveness in cooling mode at the second flow rate (oaHXf2).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 0 No constant

oaHXLatEffCDs

Type: float

Heat exchanger latent effectiveness in cooling mode at the design flow rate.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 0 No constant

oaHXLatEffCf2

Type: float

Heat exchanger latent effectiveness in cooling mode at the second flow rate (oaHXf2).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1.0 0 No constant

oaHXBypass

Type: choice

Yes/No choice for enabling heat exchanger bypass. If selected, the outdoor air will bypass the heat exchanger when otherwise the heat exchanger would require more heating or cooling energy to meet the respective setpoints.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
NO, YES NO No constant

oaHXAuxPwr

Type: float

Auxiliary power required to operate the heat recovery device (e.g., wheel motor, contorls).

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
W x \(\ge\) 0 0 No subhourly

oaHXAuxMtr

Type: mtrName

Name of meter, if any, to record energy used by auxiliary components of the heat recovery system.

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
name of a METER not recorded No constant

endDOAS

Indicates the end of the DOAS definition. Alternatively, the end of the DOAS definition can be indicated by the declaration of another object or by "END".

Units Legal Range Default Required Variability
N/A No constant

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