AECOsim Building Designer Help

To define the concept building simulation parameters and HVAC systems and start an energy simulation

  1. In the Simulation parameters settings, enter a unique name for the simulation run.

    The simulation name must be unique for the settings in the Simulation tab to be enabled.

  2. Bypass the Start day and End day settings, and click Full Year.

    The simulation will simulate an entire year. The Start day and End day settings are updated with the following dates: 01 Jan and 31 Dec.

  3. In the HVAC sub settings, select the PTAC Air-Cooled DX with Electric Heat HVAC system from the drop down menu provided for the Selected system setting.
  4. Select Flow per room from the drop down menu provided for the Air flow type setting.

    The air flow type Flow per room is added below the Air flow type setting.

  5. Enter an appropriate air flow rate (per room) in the field provided for the Flow per room setting.
  6. Click Apply.

    The HVAC system is immediately added. HVAC components are added to all the Room division object hierarchies on all floors in the project tree.

  7. In the Simulation engine location settings, enable Local machine (default).

    The simulation will be run on your local computer system.

    Note: Selecting BCSS (cloud) results in the simulation being run on a cloud service. You can configure the cloud connection by clicking BCSS Configuration (opens the Cloud Configuration dialog).
  8. Click Start simulation to start the simulation run.

    The simulation appears in the Results table. Click the + sign to expand the simulation listing ans see the simulation status. The Simulation opens automatically when the simulation completes.