module NRELZNEReady2017CoolingTower
A variety of cooling tower methods that are the same regardless of type. These methods are available to CoolingTowerSingleSpeed, CoolingTowerTwoSpeed, and CoolingTowerVariableSpeed
Public Instance Methods
cooling_tower_apply_minimum_power_per_flow_gpm_limit(cooling_tower)
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Above this point, centrifugal fan cooling towers must meet the limits of propeller or axial cooling towers instead. @note code_sections 6.5.5.3 limit on centrifugal fan open=circuit cooling towers is 1,100 gallons per minute.
@param cooling_tower [OpenStudio::Model::StraightComponent] cooling tower object, allowable types:
CoolingTowerSingleSpeed, CoolingTowerTwoSpeed, CoolingTowerVariableSpeed
@return [Double] the limit, in gallons per minute. Return nil for no limit.
# File lib/openstudio-standards/standards/ashrae_90_1/nrel_zne_ready_2017/nrel_zne_ready_2017.CoolingTower.rb, line 12 def cooling_tower_apply_minimum_power_per_flow_gpm_limit(cooling_tower) gpm_limit = 1100.0 return gpm_limit end