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) click to toggle source

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