Properties For: Infiltration
Contains controls used to view, create and modify air infiltration components and properties for selected rooms. Infiltration is the movement of outside air into a thermal zone through flowpaths such as cracks, joints, electrical outlets, and through the materials in the building constructions.
Opens when the Component: Infiltration Project Tree object’s pop-up menu is activated in the AECOsim Energy Simulator Project Tree and the Properties menu item is selected.
Note: The Properties
For: Infiltration dialog box is a specialized instance of the
Properties
dialog box.
Tip:
Units Display – Units are displayed using the
default system of units that was defined for the project, but can be
changed to display using
alternative units.
Setting | Description |
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Name | Used to enter a name for the infiltration component. |
Design flow rate calculation method | Contains controls used to select a design flow
calculation method for the selected room’s infiltration component. When one is
selected, a corresponding method value field is enabled under the Design flow
rate calculation method control.
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Flow per room | Used to enter a flow rate when the Flow rate per room Design flow calculation method is selected. Flow rate per room denotes the full design volume flow rate which is the maximum amount of infiltration expected at design conditions. |
Flow per area | Used to enter a flow rate when the Flow per area Design flow calculation method is selected. The Flow per area is used to determine the maximum amount of infiltration expected at design conditions for the specific area occupied by the selected room type within the zone. |
Flow per exterior area | Used to enter a flow rate when the Flow per exterior area Design flow calculation method is selected. The Flow per exterior area is used to determine the maximum amount of infiltration expected at design conditions for all the exterior areas of the selected room type within the zone. |
Flow per exterior wall area | Used to enter a flow rate when the Flow per exterior wall area Design flow calculation method is selected. The Flow per exterior wall area is used to determine the maximum amount of infiltration expected at design conditions for the exterior wall areas of the selected room type within the zone. |
Air changes per hour | Used to enter the number of air changes per hour rate when the Air changes per hour Design flow calculation method is selected. The Air changes per hour is used to determine the maximum amount of infiltration expected at design conditions based on the number of times in each hour the air volume changes due to infiltration. |
Schedule | Used to select an occupancy schedule for the selected room’s infiltration component. |
Notifications panel | Used to validate project data and resolve issues with project data in real time (as it is being entered in the Properties For: dialogs) via errors, warnings and messages. |