NREL / CoolerChips

MOSTCOOL

Requirements/Tested on:

1. Ubuntu 22.04 with administrator access (Also works on Virtual Machines). If you are using Windows and need to install a Virtual Machine, please follow these instructions (link).

2. At least Quad Core CPU

3. At least 16 GB RAM

4. At least 4 GB hard disk space

How to run:

1. Install docker in your computer:

https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

2. Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/NREL/CoolerChips.git

3. cd into the cloned directory.

4. Download required dependencies and place them in these paths:

File Name	Link	Place in this path in local directory
modes.csv	link	EnergyPlusExample/ThermalModel_datacenter/modes.csv
PythonPOD_Solid.cgns	link	EnergyPlusExample/ThermalModel_datacenter/PythonPOD_Solid.cgns

5. Build the container:

docker compose build

6. Give docker permission to display it's GUI app on host. This step must be repeated each time the computer/virtual machine is restarted: xhost +local:docker

7. Run the container:

docker compose up

8. You should see the app pop up:

Sample results:

Simulation outputs:

Results from Paraview:

Individual Model Documentation:

1. Thermal model documentation can be found in the repo root as NEITcool DOCUMENTATION.pdf.

2. EnergyPlus documentation can be found here.

3. EnergyPlus Python API Documentation can be found here.