IES-VE User Forum

Hi,

Did anyone have the chance to use the thermal storage features now available for ApacheHVAC?

I tried to configured that in a existing ApacheHVAC file I was using but it doesn't seem to be working properly (it does not follow the establish profile for charging and discharging, for example ...

Thankk for the answer!

Hi,

I'm working on a project in which I have ground contact walls. I set, on Apache constructions, the ground-contact floorplans, as well as applied the adjustment to the a specific wall material to change its U-value.

On "Edit multiple adjacencies" I kept the default adjacent condition, which is ...

Hi kumudini1,

Did you have any answer from IES feedback regarding this subject? What do you mean when you say the surface temperature refers to the inner surface?

Regards,

Luana Eid

Hi,

I have a doubt related to the parameters considered in FlucsDL in order to perform the IEQ 8.1 analysis.

I took a look at the configurations related to the calculation quality and for both analysys (simple/advanced) the calculation method is set as "no inter-reflection".

Why was this ...

Hi,

Currently I'm using the IES-VE 2013 version and I'm afraid some Preferences in FlucsDL are not working correctly.

In "Settings", "Preferences", "Visible light reflectances and transmittances", when the option "Use the new data... (RGB visible light reflectances)" is ticked and I change the ...

Hi Phil!

The most recent update is now ok! The baseline fans are now correctly updated!

Thanks!

Hi,

I have a doubt related to the climate zone classification in IES-VE.

According to Appendix D - ASHRAE 90.1-2007, the CDD50 for city of São Paulo is 7219, which classifies São Paulo in Climate Zone 2. This is in accordance to the classification in Table B-3 - ASHRAE 90.1-2007.

So why is SÃ ...

Hi,

I have a doubt related to the way the software generates the baseline model for Appendix G-90.1-2007 analysis.

As far as I could check through some tests, if the proposed model has more than 40% of window wall ratio, the baseline model is reduced in order to have a 40% wwr. However, does it ...

Hi,

I have another question related to this matter.

I've read the ApHVAC guide (more specifically at page 116) about design and rated condition, where there's the following text:

"A user wishing to use catalogue chiller data enters a capacity and COP at the rated condition and reads off
the ...