Modeling Direct Expansion (DX) Systems in TRACE700

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TRACE 700
Modeling
Direct Expansion (DX) Systems

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Modeling DX Systems in TRACE

What are DX systems?
Important inputs

Create Systems
Create Plants

What reports should be used for sizing?

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What are DX systems?

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Hello,mynameisCaitlinBohnertandIma
marketingengineerintheC.D.S.groupat
TRANE.Inthisvideo,wewilltakealookat
modelingDX,ordirectexpansion,systemsin
TRACE700.

Todothis,IwillfocusonpackagedRTUand
typicalsplitsystemsandthenanswerseveral
questionsrelatedtoDXsystemsincludingwhat
theyareandanyassociatedassumptionsmade
withintheprogram.Wewilltakealookat
specificinputsforthistypeofequipment
bothinCreateSystemsandCreatePlants.Iwill
thenwalkthroughsomeexamples.FinallyIll
discussthebestreportstoreferencetosize
yourDXequipment.

SowhatareDXsystems?DXsystemsprovide
coolingtotheairstreamwithouttheuseof
chilledwater.Theairpassesdirectlythrough
theevaporatoroftherefrigerantloopwhichis
wherethedirectportionofthenameis
derived.Theexpansionportionofthename
comesfromthefactthattherefrigerantpasses
throughanexpansiondevicepriortoentering
thecoilthenexpandsfromaliquidtoavapor
astherefrigerantpassesthroughthecoiland
absorbsheatfromtheair.

Therearetwodifferentphysicalconfigurations
forDXpiecesofequipment,thepackaged
systemandthesplitsystem.Packagedsystems
housethecoolingcoil,compressor,and
condenserallinthesameunit.Splitsystems
ontheotherhandlocatesomecomponents
outsideandothersinsidethebuilding.A
typicalsplitDXsystemlocatesthecoolingcoil

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insidethebuildinginanairhandlingunitwhile
thecompressorandcondenserarelocated
outsidewithrefrigerantlinesconnectingthe
outsideandinsidecomponents.

Anadvantageofpackagedsystemsisthatthe
refrigerantlinescanbeshorterandtheentire
systemcanbefactorytested.Theadvantageof
splitsystemsisthattheductworkcanbe
shorterbecausethecoolingcoilislocated
closertotheconditionedspace.

TypicallyDXsystemsarelessexpensiveand
generallyeasiertoinstallthanchilledwater
systems.Theyarealsousefulfortenant
buildingsbecausesmall,separateDXsystems
canbeinstalledineachtenantspacewhere
eachtenantwillpayseparatelyfortheirown
energyconsumption.

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Examples of DX systems

Mini-splits
Split DX systems
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF)
Water-source heat pumps (WSHP)
Packaged terminal air conditioners (PTAC)
Packaged single- and multiple-zone rooftops
Self-contained systems (water-cooled unitary)

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Thereareanumberofairsidesystemtypes
thatcanbeservedbyaDXcoolingcoil.These
includevariablerefrigerantflowsystems,
watersourceheatpumps,packagedterminal
airconditioners,singlezoneconstantand
variablevolumerooftopunits,andwater
cooledunitarypiecesofequipment.Todaywe
willfocusonpackagedunitsandsplitsystems.

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How the airside systems set up in

TRACE?

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Nowthatyouhaveabasicunderstandingof
whatDXsystemsare,letstakealookathow
theyaresetupinTRACE.Afterthetemplates
androomshavebeencreatedfortheproject,
theairsidesystemscanbesetup.Itis
importanttonotethatinCreateSystems,only
theairpathandcoilandfanlocationsare
defined.Therefrigerationandheatingsources
arenotdefineduntilCreatePlants.Forthis
reason,thereisnooptionforaDXsystem
typelistedontheSelectiontab.Here,in
CreateSystems,youaredefiningtheair
deliverytypesuchas:constantvolumesingle
zone,multiplezoneVAV,PTAC,orwater
sourceheatpump.

Byselectingaparticularsystem,youarealso
specifyingwherethecoilwillbelocated
whetheritisatthesystem,zone,orroomlevel.
Thiswillbeimportantwhenyouassignyour
roomstoyoursystems.Asystemlevelcoilis
anindividualcoilthatservesallthezonesand
roomsassignedtothatsystem.Anexampleof
thisisthecoolingcoilofaVAVreheatsystem.
Whenthecoilissettothezonelevel,each
zoneonthesystemwillreceiveitsowncoil.An
examplebeingthereheatcoilslocatedinthe
terminalboxesofaVAVreheatsystem.Finally,
whenthecoillevelissettoroom,eachand
everyroomonthesystemwillgetitsowncoil
whichistrueforthewatersourceheatpump
system.

Youcandeterminethelevelofthecoilby
clickingtheadvancedbutton(click)inCreate
Systemsand(click)lookingatthe(click)cooling
coillocationfield.Formoreinformationoncoil
locationsandzoning,checkouttheRoomand
ZoneAssignmentsvideoonourwebsite.Ill
showyouhowtoaccessthisattheendofthe
video.

Somethingelsetomentiononthisscreenisthe
(click)Fanconfigurationoption.Hereyoucan
designateifyourfanislocatedbeforethecoil
asblowthroughorifitislocatedafterthecoil
asdrawthrough.

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DX System Additions

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Onceyouhaveselectedyourairsidesystem,
therearesomeadditionalfeaturesyoucan
add.ThesearefoundontheOptionstabof
CreateSystems.Herethereare(click)drybulb,
wetbulb,andenthalpyeconomizersavailable
aswellasanexhaustivelistof(click)energy
recoverydevices.YoucanhittheF1keywhile
onthisscreenandfollowthebluelinkstosee
detaileddescriptionsofalltheoptions.

FromtheOptionstab,youcanclickthe
AdvancedOptionsbuttontoaccessfeatures
suchasthe(click)optimumstartschedule,and
(click)supplyairtemperatureresetwhichmay
berequiredforLEEDmodelsdependingon
yoursystemtypeandsize.

Ifyouwishtoaccountforpressurelossesinthe
duct,youwillneedtoinputafantypeand
staticpressureforallyourfans,onthefanstab
ofCreateSystems.Ifyouareassigningmultiple
fansandcoilstoonesystem,thestatic
pressureisanaverage,andthefullloadenergy
rateisthetotalfullloadrateforallthefans.

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Elements that are not inputs in TRACE

Whether the system is packaged or split
Refrigerant pipe lengths
Air duct lengths

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How to configure your plants

Air-cooled unitary
Water-cooled unitary
Water source heat
pump

Air-cooled chiller
Water-cooled chiller

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HereIdliketotakeamomenttomakeyou
awareofsomeimportantdesignconsiderations
thatTRACEdoesnottakeintoaccount.TRACE
isnotspatiallyawaresoitdoesntknow
whethertheDXsystemyouaremodelingisa
packagedunitorasplitsystem.Thishasan
impactontwokeydesignelements.

First,TRACEdoesnotconsiderthelengthof
refrigerantpipingfortheunit.Thisisespecially
importantforsplitsystemsthathavelonger
refrigerantpipingrunsconnectingtheindoor
evaporatortotheoutdoorcompressorand
condenser.Longerpipelengthscanhavea
negativeimpactonmaintainingrefrigerant
temperatureandphaseasittravelsbetween
components.Therearealsobuildingcode
requirementsthatmustbemetregardingthe
maximumrefrigerantpipelengths.Thisdesign
workwillneedtobeconductedoutsideof
TRACE.

Second,TRACEdoesnotconsiderthelengthof
airductsandhowfartheairmusttravelfrom
thecoolingcoiltotheconditionedspace.This
ismoreimportantwithpackagedsystems
wheretheunitisgenerallylocatedontheroof
andmayserveseveralfloorsusinglong
sectionsofductwork.

Onceyoursystemsareconfigured,youcanset
upyourplantswhichwilldictatethetypeof
energyyourcoilswillusetoconditiontheair.
Letstakealookatcoolingequipmentfirst.
TRACEhasfivedifferentplantcategoriesfor
coolingequipment,threeofwhichcanbeused
tomodelDXequipment.Thesearetheair
cooledunitary,watercooledunitary,andwater
sourceheatpump.Theaircooledchillerand
watercooledchillerarenottobeusedforDX
systems.

Remember,Plantsissomewhatofa
misnomerforDXequipment,soits
configurationmustbeviewedalittledifferently
whenassigningcoilsandequipmenttoaplant.

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WhencreatingplantsforDXequipment,we
canessentiallycreateacoolingplantforevery
RTU.Themaximumnumberofcoolingand
heatingplantsallowedinTRACE,however,is
20.Ifyourequiremorethan20plants,youcan
groupairsidesystemsthataresimilarinRTU
performanceandputthemonasinglecooling
plantwithasingle,largerpieceofequipment
withaweightedaverageforefficiency.
Remember,donotputmultiplepiecesofDX
equipmentunderoneplantunlessyouare
planningonsequencingthemwhichisNOT
typical.

Afteryouhavechosentheproperequipment
category,youwillneedtochoosethespecific
pieceofequipmentyouwishtomodelinthe
EquipmentTypedropdown(click).Thisinput
willbesomewhatdependentuponwhatwas
choseninCreateSystems.Forexample,ifyou
aremodelingapackagedterminalair
conditioner,youshouldselectoneofthePTAC
optionsfromthedropdown.Likewise,ifyou
aremodelingasinglezoneVAVrooftopunit,
youshouldselectoneoftherooftopunit
optionsinthedropdown.

Youcanchoosetoenteracoolingcapacity
(click)ifyoualreadyhaveaspecificpieceof
equipmentchosenoryoucanleaveitblankand
TRACEwilldeterminethesizeforyou.Note,
forheatpumps,thecapacityinheatingmodeis
enteredinthe(click)heatrecoveryinput.This
valueistypicallyhigherthanthecooling
capacityaswearenowaccountingforthe
capacityofthecompressorplustheheatof
compression.Next,youshouldbesuretoinput
avalueforthe(click)energyrate.Something
tonote,hereisthatEERisanavailableunitfor
energyratebutIEERandSEER(alsocalled
sear)cannotbeused.

EERistheenergyefficiencyratioatagiven
individual,designoperatingpoint.Thesear
(seasonalenergyefficiencyratio)andIEER
(integratedenergyefficiencyratio)onthe
otherhandaredeterminedusingbothdesign
conditionsandpartloadconditions.Thisisnot
avalidinputinTRACEbecauseTRACEusesthe
ambientreliefunloadingcurvetoaccountfor
thechangingoutdoortemperaturethroughout
theyear.Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformation
ontheunloadingcurvesinTRACE,pleasewatch

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theCreatingGeneralEquipmentPerformance
Curvesvideoonourwebsite.

Youcanhoweverinputanenergyrateasa
packagedEERorpackagedCOPwhereyoucan
decidewhichcomponentsoftheunitarenot
includedintheenergyratesuchasthesupply
orcondenserfanforexample.

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120tonPackagedRooftopwithcondenserandsupplyfans
10PackagedEER
37.28kWtotal designfanenergy(fromEquipmentEnergyConsumptionReport)whichisbasedonthefansinputinCreateSystems.
Convert37.28kWintokW/ton
37.28/120=0.3107kW/ton
Next,convert10EERintokW/ton
EER=12/kW/ton
12/10=1.2kW/ton
Subtractoutfanenergyfromthepackagedenergy
1.2 0.3107=0.8893kW/ton
Last,weneedtosubtractoutthecondenserenergy.
Thecondenserfanenergyisassociatedwiththeheatrejectiontypechosen.
Inthiscase,thecondenserenergyis0.084kW/ton(youcanfindthisvalueintheHeatRejectionlibrary).
Subtractthisvaluefromourenergyratethusfar
0.8893 0.084=0.8053kW/ton
Thisvalueendsupbeingthecalculatedkw/tonforthecompressor.

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WhileTRACEdoesthesecalculationsforyou,it
isusefultoseewhatishappeninginthe
backgroundoftheprograminorderto
understandthePackagedEER.Saywehavea
120tonpackagedRTUwithbothcondenser
andsupplyfans.Themanufacturerstatesthat
theunithasapackagedEERof10.Now,the
totalsupplyfanenergyisequalto37.28kW.
ThiscanbefoundontheEquipmentEnergy
Consumptionreportandcomesfromthefan
inputsinCreateSystems.

First,youwillneedtoconvertthefanenergy
intoakW/tonvaluebytakingthefankWand
dividingitbytheunittonnage.Next,the10
EERneedstobeconvertedtokW/ton.Thefan
energyisthensubtractedfromthetotal
packagedenergy.Finallythecondenserfan
energyalsoneedstobesubtracted.Here,the
condenserenergyis0.084kW/tonwhichis
foundintheHeatRejectionlibrary.

WhatisleftoveristhekW/tonforthe
compressor.

Additionally,ifyouareusingaheatpump,
makesureyouchecktheboxforapplysame
fansforheatrecoverybreakoutsothe
packagedvalueisusedforheatingmodeas
well.Ifyoulookatthefullloadrateinthe
EquipmentEnergyConsumptionreport,itwill
showthecompressorvalueaftersubtracting
outtheadditionalfanenergy.Theoriginalfull
loadrateisthepackagedEERvalueconverted
tokW.

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Here,Iwouldliketobrieflypointoutwhatto
doifyourunithascondenserevaporative
precooling.Evaporativeprecoolingisusedto
increasetheeffectivenessofaircooledpieces
ofequipmentbyprecoolingthecondenserair
beforeitpassesthroughthecondenser.Water
evaporatesfromtheprecoolingmaterial,
decreasingtheenteringoutdoorair
temperaturetothecondenser,whichincreases
thecondensercapacityandefficiency.Thiscan
beturnedonbyclickingthecontrolsbuttonon
thecoolingequipmenttabofcreateplantsand
changingthe(click)evaporativeprecooling
optionfromNotoYes.

Hereyoucanalsoaddhotgasreheatfor
dehumidification.Thisfeatureisonlyavailable
foraircooledunitary,watercooledunitary,
andwatersourceheatpumppiecesof
equipment.Itisalsoonlyforsystemsthat
alreadyhaveareheatcoilfordehumidification
purposes.Changingthissetting(click)toYes
allowstherefrigerantvaportorejectsomeof
itsheattotheovercooledairinthereheatcoil
therebysavingenergy.
Ifyouselectyesforthisinput,youneedtogo
backtothecoolingequipmentscreenand
makesuretherejectcondenserheatisselected
toheatingplantandchoosetheheatingplant
withtheappropriateheatingcoil.Typicallyhot
gasreheatisusedforreheatwhenapplying
dehumidificationcontrolstrategiesbutthere
areplentyofapplications.

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Examples
Standard DX RTU
Heat pump

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Nowthatwehavetakenalookatthecooling
equipmentindetail,letstakealookatthe
heatingequipment.Therearethreecategories
forheatingequipment:boiler,electric
resistance,andgasfiredheatexchanger.DX
equipmentreferstothecoolingequipmentso
thetypeofheatingequipmentusedishighly
variable.DXrooftopsandsplitsystems
commonlyhavegasfiredheatexchangers
whichwouldbeenteredhereontheheating
equipmenttab.Thisisalsowherethebackup
heatsourcewouldbeenteredforaheatpump
system.

Nowletsspendsometimeintheprogram
goingoversomeexamples.Wewilllookattwo
differentDXsystemsandtheirconfigurationsin
CreateSystemsandCreatePlantsincludinga
standardpackagedDXsystem,andsplitsystem
airsourceheatpump.

JumptoTRACEwizardfile

WewillstartwiththestandardpackagedDX
rooftopexample.Ihavealreadycreateda
shoppingmallusingtheNewFileWizardutility.
Formoreinformationonthisutility,pleasesee
theUsingtheNewFileWizardinTRACE700
videoonourwebsite.

Becausethetemplatesandroomsofthis
projecthavealreadybeencreated,Ican
proceedtotheCreateSystemssection.

OpenupCreateSystems

Thisparticularprojectusesvariablevolume
rooftopunitswhereeachwingmadeupoffive
roomseachhasitsownunitsoIwillchoosethe
singlezonevariableairvolumesystemtype.

SelecttheVariableVolumecategoryandthe
SingleZoneVAVsystem.

Apopupwindowtellsmethatthecoilsare
locatedatthezonelevelwhichwillbe
importantwhenassigningroomstothis
system.

ClickOKtothemessage

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Remember,Icanalsodeterminethelocationof
thecoilbyclickingtheadvancedbuttonand
lookingatthecoolingcoillocationfield.Here
wecanseeitissettoZone.

ClicktheAdvancedbutton

ClickOK

Ifyouwishtospecifysupplyairtemperatures
youcansodoontheTemp/Humiditytab.

ClickTemp/Humiditytab

Ifyouleavethesupplyairtemperaturesblank,
TRACEwillcalculatethemforyou.

ClickFanstab

Finallyyouwillneedtodefineyourfansand
theirassociatedstaticpressuresontheFans
tab.Besuretodefineafanandastatic
pressureforeachofthefansinyoursystemin
ordertoaccuratelymodelfanenergy
consumptionandfanmotorheatpickup.Ionly
haveaprimaryfaninmysystemsoIwillselect
myfanandinputmystaticpressure.

SelectBICentrifugalvarspdmtr(fromp9of
RTPRC023ENJuly2013forthePrecedent
packagedrooftopairconditioner)and1.5
inchesofstaticfortheprimaryfan.

ThatconcludestheinputsforCreateSystems
sonowwewillmoveontoassigningourrooms
tosystems.

CloseCreateSystemsandopenAssignRooms
toSystems.

BecauseIwanteachsmallwingtohaveitsown
rooftopunit,Iwillcreatefivezonesundermy
systemandassigneachwingofroomstoa
zone.

Assigntherooms

InowhavefivedifferentrooftopunitsandIcan
moveontocreatingmyplants.

CloseroomassignmentsandopenCreate
Plants.

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HereIwilldefinemycoolingequipmentasDX
equipmentandsetupmyheatingplant.
BecausethisisanaircooledDXrooftop,Iwill
draganaircooledunitarypieceofequipment
ontomycoolingplant.Asdescribedearlier,
youcaneithercreateaplantforeachRTUorif
theRTUsareverysimilarinperformance,
createoneplantandassignallcoilstothat
particularplant.Inthiscase,alltherooftop
unitsareidenticalsoIwillchooseonlyone
pieceofequipmenttorepresentall5units.

Next,theserooftopunitshaveelectricheatsoI
willdraganelectricresistancepieceof
equipmentontomyheatingplant.Icannow
gototheCoolingEquipmenttabtoinput
detailsofthisrooftopunit.Icangivethispiece
ofequipmentanameintheEquipmenttag
field.IwillcallthispieceofequipmentMall
RTU.IhavealreadychosentheCategorytobe
AircooledunitarysonowIneedtopickmy
specificpieceofequipmentintheEquipment
typedropdown.

ChoosetheSmallRooftopRecipCompressor

IwillusethedefaultenergyrateandIwillleave
thecapacityblanksoTRACEwillcalculateitfor
me.

NowIwillmoveontotheheatingequipment
tabwhereIcanconfiguretheelectric
resistancepieceofequipment.Iwillleavethe
capacityblankhereaswellsoTRACEcan
determinethenecessarycapacityofmy
heatingcoils.Idontneedtochangeanyofthe
otherinputsforthisplant.

IcannowcloseoutofCreatePlantsandassign
myairsidecoilstotheplants.Youwillnotice
herethatthereisonlyonecoolingcoilandone
heatingcoillistedeventhoughweare
modelingfiveDXunits.TRACEdisplaysthis
waybecausethecoolingandheatingcoilswere
definedunderoneplantwithmultiplezones.I
willassignthesecoilstotheplantsandclick
close.

Icannowcalculatethefile.

Iamgoingtogooveronemoreexamplebefore
wetakealookatthereports.

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Thenextexampleisanairtoairheatpump
splitsystem.Iamgoingtostartagainwiththe
sameNewFileWizardfile.

Closethecurrentfileandopenthesecondfile
andgotoCreateSystems

Thistime,insteadofchoosingasinglezone
system,Iwillchoosetheincrementalheat
pump

ChooseincrementalheatpumpfromConstant
VolumeNonmixing.ClickAdvanced.

Intheadvancedwindow,wecanseethatthis
systemhasaroomlevelcoilwhichmeanseach
individualroomwillreceiveitsownheatpump.

Clickonthefanstab

Iwillagainenterafananditsassociatedstatic
pressureonthefanstabofCreateSystems.

SelectBICentrifugalvarspdmtr(fromp9of
RTPRC023ENJuly2013forthePrecedent
packagedrooftopairconditioner)and0.5
inchesofstaticfortheprimaryfan.

Gotoassignroomstosystems

Becausethissystemhasaroomlevelcoil,Ican
assigntheroomsdirectlytothesystemand
eachroomwillreceiveitsowncoil.

Assigntherooms

CloseroomassignmentsandopenCreate
Plants

Herewewilldefineourequipmentinasimilar
mannertothestandardDXrooftoppieceof
equipment.Weagainhaveanaircooled
unitarypieceofequipmentsoIwilladdthat
pieceofequipmenttothecoolingplant.This
systemhaselectricresistanceheatingasthe
backupheatsourceiftheheatpumprunsout
ofcapacityforheating.Icannowgoontothe
coolingequipment.

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IwillnamethispieceofequipmentMallHeat
Pump.HereIwillchoosetheairtoairheat
pump.IllleavethecapacityblankforTRACEto
sizeitformeandIllusethedefaultfullload
energyrate.

Youwillnoticethistimetherearevaluesinput
intheheatrecoverylineforbothcapacityand
energyrate.Thisisthecapacityandenergy
ratefortheheatpumpwhenitisinheating
mode.Theseareimportantfieldsbecause
withoutthem,theequipmentwillneverrunin
heatingmodeandonlythebackupheatsource
willbeused.Alsomakesurethatthebackup
heatsourceisspecifiedhere.

Nowthatthecoolingequipmentissetup,we
willsetupthebackupheatingplant.This
heatingequipmentisspecifiedaselectric
resistance.Iwillleavethecapacityblankso
TRACEwillsizeitforme.Remember,this
equipmentwillonlyoperatewhentheheating
loadisgreaterthantheheatingcapacityofthe
airtoairheatpumporwhentheoutdoorair
drybulbtemperaturedropsbelowtheheat
pumpsminimumoperatingtemperature,as
definedintheCoolingEquipmentLibrary.

Thelastthingtodoistoassignthecoilstothe
plants.Youwillnoticethatwhiletheheating
modeoftheairtoairheatpumpisspecified
onthecoolingequipment,theheatingcoil
shouldstillbeassignedtotheheatingplant.
Becausethisheatingplantisspecifiedasthe
backupheatsourcefortheairtoaircooling
equipment,TRACEwillprovideheatingtothis
coilfromtheairtoairheatpumpfirstbefore
providingheatwiththisbackupheatingplant.

Icannowcalculatethisfileandwewilllookat
theoutputreports.

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Reports for sizing DX equipment

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TherearesomeveryusefulreportsinTRACE
thatcanbeusedtohelpsizeequipment.The
firstofthesearetheChecksumreports.These
reportsprovideinformationon:supply
airflowsandtemperatures,coolingandheating
loads,coilselections,andabreakdownofload
components.Itisimportanttomakesureyou
areviewingthecorrectchecksumsreport
whichisdependentuponthelocationofyour
fansandcoils.Ifyouhaveazonelevelcoil,as
withoursinglezoneVAVsystem,youwillneed
tolookattheZoneChecksumsreportto
determinesizinginformationforcoils.

Youcanseethecoilsizinginformationatthe
bottomofthereportaswellassupply
temperaturesandairflowsoverhere.

Anevenmoreusefulreportforequipment
sizingthanthechecksumsreportistheSystem
ComponentSelectionreportbecauseit
determinesthecoillevelforyouandreports
theloadsatthecorrectcoillocation.Youcan
alsousethequantitiesprintedonthisreportto
verifythecorrectnumberofsystemsandzones
havebeencreated.

Hereyoucanseethatbecausewehave5zones
eachwithazonelevelcoil,wehave5separate
maincoolingcoilsreportedhere.Whenwe
lookatthissamereportfortheairsourceheat
pumpsystem,youcanseethereare25coils
becausewegaveeverysingleroomacoil.This
reportshowsthepeaktime,totalcapacity,
sensiblecapacity,requiredairflow,andcoil
enteringandleavingairconditions.Thisreport
alsogivessizinginformationfortheheating
coils,fans,VAVboxes,anddiffusersforthe
system.Remember,ifyouarelookingatcoil
selection,makesureyouareusingacoil
selectionsoftwaretodeterminetheactual
leavingconditionsandairflowforthecoilas
TRACEdoesnotknowwhattypeofcoilyouare
using(example4rowversus6row,howmany
fins,etc.)

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Additional resources
TRACE 700 Users Manual
TRACE online (F1) help
Other videos located at tranecds.com >
C.D.S. Help > eLearning library

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Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationonmodeling
DXsystemsinTRACE,thereareanumberof
resourcesavailabletoyou.Firstyoucanuse
theUsersmanualwhichisaccessiblefrom
withintheprogrambygoingtotheHelpMenu
andthenDocumentationandthenUsers
Manual.ThiswillopenasearchablePDFofthe
entiremanual.

YoucanalsousetheF1helpfeaturewithinthe
program.Ifyouhavequestionsonacertain
input,simplyhittheF1buttononyour
keyboardtoopenuptheHelpfileforthat
particularscreen.Thehelpfileisfullofblue
linksthatwilltakeyoutopageswithmore
detailedinformationonspecificinputs.

AlsoIreferencedseveralothervideosduring
thispresentation.Toaccessthesevideosand
others,gototranecds.com,clickonC.D.S.Help,
gototheeLearningtabandclickoneLearning
library.

Finallyforfurtherassistance,ifyouhaveavalid
TRACElicense,youarewelcometogiveour
supportcenteracallorsendusanemailwith
yourquestionsandwewouldbehappytohelp
youout.Thankyouforwatchingandhavea
wonderfulday!