Glenn KatzCreate a posting that includes:
- A screenshot of an interior view of your merged model from Model Coordination showing the HVAC elements.
- A brief paragraph discussing:
- any challenges that you encountered in this supply duct routing exercise
- whether your proposed design meets the project’s spatial design goals
- any recommendations to make the design more sustainable (and lower the heating and cooling loads)
A few challenges encountered in the supply duck routing are as follows:
Space Restrictions: Supply duct routing was difficult due to limited space, especially in order to achieve airflow needs and limit interaction with other building components
Obstacles and Structural Elements: To avoid compromising structural integrity, supply ducts were carefully planned and coordinated to avoid obstructions.
HVAC System Complexity: Supply duct routing was also difficult from the Air handling unit because I inititally did not make sure that the distribution of airflow was balanced but taking account into Glenn’s recommendations different thermal loads and occupancy patterns.
Also this was not considered on this exercise but in order to maximize HVAC system performance and reduce operating costs, energy efficiency factors such as duct insulation, air leakage, and pressure losses are essential. Supply duct routes need to be designed to reduce energy losses and preserve thermal comfort.
The proposed design met the projects spatial design goals - the duct system is 12” * 12” with a middle elevation of 10’ for both supply and demand ducts. The return air duct is adjacent to the supply air duct . The terminals aka diffusers was accounted for due to the height space requirement of the designer.
My recommendation to make the design more sustainable (and Lower the heating and cooling) is placing the terminal or diffusers [supply air] was placed near the windows because it helps to create a more uniform distribution of conditioned air throughout the room. Furthermore by introducing supply air near windows, the incoming air can help counteract any cold drafts or heat gain/loss that may occur through the windows, improving thermal comfort for occupants. Also the conditioned air can help prevent condensation by reducing temperature differentials and maintaining a more consistent indoor environment. Other reasons considered aesthetics and constraints in architecture and space utilization. Last but not the least the minimum threshold of 300 CFM was utilized for rooms to account for number of terminals.
Mechanical Model - 3D View
