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Proceedings of eSim 2006: 4th Conference of IBPSA-Canada

     

DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING AIR-TO-AIR SENSIBLE HEAT RECOVERY ENERGY SAVINGS REDUCTION DUE TO FROST CONTROL AND COMPARISON WITH EE4

Ian Ball

Abstract: The principal thrust of this research is to present a more realistic algorithm for estimating energy savings in relation to sensible air-to-air heat recovery accounting for two types of conventional frost control methods: face and bypass and outdoor air preheat. This algorithm was developed into a computer program called HRSIM that performs hourly calculations and is compared with the building simulation program called EE4 that is based on DOE2 and contains an option for air-to-air heat recovery. Results from the simulations indicate that the annual energy savings calculated in EE4 are significantly higher than HRSIM when accounting for frost control.
Pages: 110 - 117
Paper:
esim2006_110_117