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Proceedings of eSim 2001: 1st Conference of IBPSA-Canada
 
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VALIDATION AND CALIBRATION OF A MULTIZONE NETWORK AIRFLOW MODEL WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA
Amy Musser, Oliver Schwabe, Steven NabingerAbstract: This paper chronicles the development and refinement of a multizone network airflow model to represent a two-story classroom-office building. The model is initially developed during construction based on archi tectural plans and published leakage information. Af ter construction is complete, envelope leakage is re fined based on fan pressurization tests. Measured fan flow rates are then used to refine the air handling sys tem portion of the model. A final revision makes use of automated tracer gas decay tests to fine-tune the flow rates to individual rooms. Predictions of the mul tizone model with these varying levels of refinement are then compared with additional tracer gas decay tests. The ability of the model to simulate the condi tions of the experimental tests is evaluated at each stage of refinement. The experimental effort required for each step in the refinement process is discussed. Paper:esim2001_30