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Can you add "design return airflow fraction" to the OpenStudioSDK? #4039

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TheEnergyTutor opened this issue Aug 11, 2020 · 2 comments · Fixed by #4044
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Can you add "design return airflow fraction" to the OpenStudioSDK? #4039

TheEnergyTutor opened this issue Aug 11, 2020 · 2 comments · Fixed by #4044

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Enhancement Request

Energy Plus has this feature but OpenStudio does not.
It is important because often supply fans are not the same size as supply fans due to separate building exhaust fans and Ashrae requirements for bathrooms.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_qk_FGXMlo
This video shows how to do it through code which is way too much work for a simple setting. If several settings have to be done this way, nobody will use OpenStudio because of time constraints with a normal job.

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@TheEnergyTutor TheEnergyTutor added Enhancement Request Triage Issue needs to be assessed and labeled, further information on reported might be needed labels Aug 11, 2020
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jmarrec commented Aug 12, 2020

here's the link to the E+ I/O ref for this field on AirLoopHVAC: https://bigladdersoftware.com/epx/docs/9-3/input-output-reference/group-air-distribution.html#design-return-air-flow-fraction-of-supply-air-flow

Seems like this field was added in E+ 8.8.

E+ IDD

   N2; \field Design Return Air Flow Fraction of Supply Air Flow
       \note The design return air flow rate as a fraction of supply air flow rate with no exhaust.
       \note This can be used to model a pressurized system or set to zero to model a DOAS with no return flow.
       \note Use ZoneAirMassFlowConservation to balance zone infiltration and mixing flows.
       \minimum 0.0
       \default 1.0

It's a numeric field, so easy to add getter, setter, and FT.

Make that required-field instead, and set it to 1.0 in the Ctor. This would requires adding this to our IDD:

   N2; \field Design Return Air Flow Fraction of Supply Air Flow
       \note The design return air flow rate as a fraction of supply air flow rate with no exhaust.
       \note This can be used to model a pressurized system or set to zero to model a DOAS with no return flow.
       \note Use ZoneAirMassFlowConservation to balance zone infiltration and mixing flows.
       \minimum 0.0
       \required-field

Needs VT as a result, so probably best to insert it next to the N1 Design Supply Air Flow Rate field to match E+.

@jmarrec jmarrec added component - HVAC severity - Normal Bug and removed Triage Issue needs to be assessed and labeled, further information on reported might be needed Enhancement Request labels Aug 12, 2020
@jmarrec jmarrec changed the title Can you add "design return airflow fraction" to the OpenStudioSDK & OpenStudioApplication? Can you add "design return airflow fraction" to the OpenStudioSDK? Aug 12, 2020
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jmarrec commented Aug 12, 2020

Retitled the issue since this repo only deals with SDK. moved the App portion to openstudiocoalition/OpenStudioApplication#210

@jmarrec jmarrec self-assigned this Aug 12, 2020
@jmarrec jmarrec added this to the OpenStudio SDK 3.1.0 milestone Aug 12, 2020
kbenne added a commit that referenced this issue Aug 17, 2020
Fix #4039 - Add field 'Design Return Air Flow Fraction of Supply Air Flow' to AirLoopHVAC
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