[esp-r] Re: Simulating UFH vs radiators

[Aizaz Samuel]

Bob,

You may want to look at the ADEPT tool (which is a front end to ESP-r and is 
bundled up with presimulated results) available from sesg.strath.ac.uk > 
downloads. The tool allows you to view simulation results and amongst other 
things to compare the performance of underfloor and radiator systems -- 
without running simulations. 

Making changes to system and control parameters is also possible but if you 
want to change the system then you will have to fall back to ESP-r. In that 
case you may take the underlying model as a starting point.

Some background material has already been published at BS'09 conference (look 
for authors A Samuel and J Cockroft) 

Dr Aizaz A Samuel
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On Thursday 20 August 2009 14:44, Bob Irving wrote:
> Dear list,
> I'd like to run some simulations comparing the effects of using
> radiators at lower temperatures with UFH, viz. trying to see how
> oversized rads at what temperatures have to be to deliver the same
> level of warmth as UFH. I have done some monitoring of heat pumps
> retro-fitted in houses with rads where the output temperatures from
> the hps are nowhere near as high as should be expected, yet the houses
> are adequately warm......
>
> I am reasonable well up on IES VE, which I don't think can do this
> simulation, so can ESP-R (preferably without too much effort)???
>
> TIA
> Bob Irving
> PhD researcher
> Oxford Inst of Sustainable Development
> Oxford Brookes University
>
> 01865 484201
> 01285 650281
>
>
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