diff --git a/IDEAS/BoundaryConditions/SimInfoManager.mo b/IDEAS/BoundaryConditions/SimInfoManager.mo index d2ebd23916..e6a1c05b10 100644 --- a/IDEAS/BoundaryConditions/SimInfoManager.mo +++ b/IDEAS/BoundaryConditions/SimInfoManager.mo @@ -107,6 +107,43 @@ IDEAS uses TMY3 input files. The default weather file 'Brussels.mos' contains weather information from IWEC for the Brussels region. For detailed documentation see IDEAS.BoundaryConditions.WeatherData.ReaderTMY3. +

Interzonal airflow

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+IDEAS supports several levels of detail for simulating interzonal airflow and air infiltration, +which can be selected by setting the value of the parameter interzonalAirFlowType. +By default, interzonalAirFlowType = None and a fixed n50 value is assumed. +The corresponding fixed mass flow rate is pushed +into (with ambient properties) and extracted from each zone model. +In practice, air infiltration however depends on the wind pressure +and occurs only for zones that have an exterior/outer wall +or windows. +

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+The other interzonalAirFlowType options model this effect in more detail. +By default, the OuterWall and Window leakage coefficients are computed +using the zone n50 values. The volume and n50 value of each zone are used to compute the total +nominal air infiltration at 50 Pa pressure difference. The total exterior wall and window surface +area are used to compute an average air leakage coefficient +(q50 value) such that this total air infiltration +is obtained at 50 Pa pressure difference. +Using these coefficients and the static wind pressures, +a flow network is configured that computes the mass flow rates through +each wall and window. +When a custom q50 value for a wall or window is known, it can be +assigned by the user using the parameters use_custom_q50 and custom_q50. +The algorithm considers these q50 values as known and recomputes all remaining q50 values +such that the n50 value is reached. +In a similar way, the total n50 value for one zone can be forced by using +the zone parameters use_custom_n50 and n50. +In this case, only the remaining zones contribute to the total building +air leakage, which is subsequently attributed to the surfaces of only those zones. +

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+In case interzonalAirFlowType=OnePort then one port is used to model the air exchange through each surface. +When interzonalAirFlowType=TwoPorts two ports are used, +which adds a bit of detail at the cost of having to solve +a more complex flow network. +

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