[bldg-sim] eQUEST baseboards vs. radiant floor heating

["Azerbegi, Renee" <razerbegi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vamshi,
 
You will have the same total heating load in the building whether you heat it with baseboards or with radiant floor heating. So the only real differences you will have to determine by looking at the mechanical design is the total pressure drop in both systems, the temperature difference of the two systems, and the temperature set points of the overall heating loops.  Radiant floor heating is typically designed with a low temperatures heating loop and baseboards with a high temperature heating loop, so you will have to make some approximations if they are served by the same heating loop.

Renee

Renee Azerbegi, CEM, LEED-AP
Sustainable Design Specialist / Mechanical Engineer
The RMH Group, Inc.
12600 West Colfax Avenue, Suite A400
Lakewood, CO  80215
razerbegi@xxxxxxxxxxxx
www.rmhgroup.com


-----Original Message-----
From: postman@xxxxxxxx [mailto:postman@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sheila
Sagerer
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:08 PM
To: bldg-sim@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [bldg-sim] eQUEST


Vamshi-

This question has come up several times before and the only workaround that
I have ever seen proposed is as John suggested: Even if you have baseboard,
make the radiant slab also into baseboard.

Regards,

Sheila Sagerer
Energy Engineer
Energy Opportunities, Inc
717-880-9069
Fax: 717-291-9497


-----Original Message-----
From: postman@xxxxxxxx [mailto:postman@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Vamshi.Gooje@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:09 PM
To: bldg-sim@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [bldg-sim] eQUEST


John & Jeff-
I apologize for not mentioning in my mail that besides baseboard I have
these
two systems. It might sound like an overkill to have baseboard, VAV and
radiant floor but the zone seems to be designed this way for the kind of
loads.
Thanks.
Vamshi


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