https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/54411/infiltration-settingsen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/54411/infiltration-settingsFri, 04 Feb 2022 15:50:41 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:7d4d3944-dc24-4e37-b93a-1e33e90b1737Shane Reganhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/54411/infiltration-settings#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Shane Regan on 2/4/2022 3:50:41 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;" width="30%"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenBuildings Energy Simulator</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>CONNECT Edition</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Environment:</strong></td> <td>N/A</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:</strong></td> <td>Building Modelling</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Subarea:</strong></td> <td>N/A</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1>Overview</h1> <p>This article provides guidance on entering Infiltration values to your building.</p> <h1>Method</h1> <p>There are&nbsp;two distinct areas where infiltration values can be entered in&nbsp;OpenBuildings Energy Simulator:</p> <p></p> <ol> <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Room Properties</span>:<br /><br />Here you can enter an Infiltration Change Rate for Winter and Summer.&nbsp; These values are the rooms design conditions and&nbsp;the winter / summer values are used in the heat loss / heat gain calculations respectively:<br /><br /> <p><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/640x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/pastedimage1618581775129v4.png" /></p> <p></p> <p></p> </li> <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Infiltration Component:</span><br /><br />In addition,&nbsp;an infiltration Component can be added - this is additional infiltration&nbsp;which will be&nbsp;considered in dynamic simulations only.<br /><br /><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/pastedimage1618581663471v3.png" /></li> </ol> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/5850.NewLogo.png"><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: infiltration, OpenBuildings Energy Simulator</div>