Re: has anyone used the type 7 (absorption air conditioner type)?

["David Bradley" <bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anne,
   The Type 7 absorption air conditioner model has the advantage that it is 
pretty easy to use. There are no parameters which will be difficult for you 
to find. Its main disadvantages are that it models only two specific air 
conditioner units (the Arkla model WF-36 and the Yazaki model WFC-7.5) 
which are no longer commercially available. Second, it does not model 
anything on the rejection or the chilled water side. It simply tries to 
meet a given load and return the hot water side outlet conditions. I 
believe that Type 7 also has a built in cooling tower model which cannot be 
removed without reprogramming.

There is a series of 6 TRNSYS absorption air conditioner models available 
for purchase as part of the TESS HVAC library which does model both the hot 
and cold water side as well as rejection. There is no cooling tower built 
into the TESS models.

Cheers,
   David

At 01:21 PM 11/13/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear collegues,
>
>I would like to know if anyone has ever used the absorption air 
>conditioner type (type 7).
>I would like to know what are its advantages and inconvenients.
>
>Thank you in advance.
>Cordialement
>
>Anne Le Mouel
>EDF R&D
>Centre des Renardières
>Dept ADEB
>Route de Sens-Ecuelles
>77 818 Moret-sur-Loing
>FRANCE
>tel:    33 1 60 73 79 03
>Fax:    33 1 60 73 75 69
>e-mail: anne.le-mouel@edf.fr

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