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. +
+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.
+
+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.
+
+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.
+