I am conducting an exergoeconomic analysis of HVAC system energy consumption in a classroom, considering three parametric cases: air conditioning only, air conditioning with mechanical ventilation, and air conditioning with a membrane heat exchanger. I am struggling to determine the specific processes I should follow and employ for my research. Should I perform the analysis using software or manual calculations? This study is an extension of a previous study conducted by my senior, and he has provided me with the electricity consumption data for the three cases. Could you please provide some guidance?
You need to try new methods. It will eventually lead to very good results with the help of your supervisor. You can benefit from my experience by looking at my articles to find the answer.
For the exergy and exergoeconomic analysis, "Thermal Design and Optimization" book written by Adrian Bejan, George Tsatsaronis and Michael J. Moran is so helpful with intricate details and examples.
There will be many linear equations in the process to be solved. I strongly recommend you to use a software especially EES to solve equations. EES is so advantageous in solving many linear equations without the need of coefficient matrix. You just write the equations, EES will handle the rest.
You could take a look at Openmodelica and the Buildings library, might be a good fit for your task.
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