[BLDG-SIM] Need help on eQuest - library entries

[Jeff Hirsch]

DOE-2.2, used either stand-alone or in eQUEST, has two libraries:
one is the DOE-2.2 default library (called BDLLIB.dat) and the
other is the "user" library.  For stand-alone DOE-2.2 the user library
is called USRLIB.dat and comes mostly empty.  In eQUEST, the
user library is set to reference eQ_Lib.dat which contains all the
wizard and other eQUEST referenced default entries.

When using either stand-alone DOE-2.2 or eQUEST we advise against
changing BDLLIB.dat.  Using stand-alone DOE-2.2 all user entries are best placed
into USRLIB.dat and then when you send an .inp file to someone you need
to also send the usrlib.dat entries that are referenced by the BDL input
file.  When running an eQUEST generated BDL file in stand-alone DOE-2.2
it will be necessary to copy eQ_Lib.dat into USRLIB.dat if the wizard was used
to generate the input or non-DOE-2.2 defaults entries were fetched from the
detail mode.  If the DOE-2.2 USRLIB.dat has entries that are also needed
it will be necessary to make a new library by combining the two files (easy
with a text editor.)

The input file you are using probably has references to user added entries to
either the BDLLIB.dat or USRLIB.dat ... you need the other person to send you
those entries that can then be added to the end of eQ_Lib.dat (making a backup
first)  Note that releases of eQUEST frequently include altered eQ_Lib.dat files
and releases of DOE-2.2 (and thus eQUEST) sometimes contain altered versions
of BDLLIB.dat ... so care mush be taken when adding your own entries to ensure
that you don't use duplicate names of DOE-2/eQUEST entries and that you don't
replace files containing your entries when installing updates.

Note that DOE-2 searches libraries sequentially from beginning to end starting with
the user library then the bdllib; so if duplicate names exist, the first one found will be used.
Thus, user library entries can "replace" DOE-2 default ... which can be very dangerous
and produce bad results.
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Jeff Hirsch
James J. Hirsch & Associates
Building Performance Analysis Software & Consulting
12185 Presilla Road
Camarillo, CA 93012-9243 USA
phone: (805) 553-9000
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email: Jeff.Hirsch at DOE2.com
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gang Tan 
  To: BLDG-SIM at GARD.COM 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:06 AM
  Subject: [BLDG-SIM] Need help on eQuest


  Dear All,

  I am Gang. I obtained a simulation model (let's call it Original Source Model) defined using DOE-2.2 (version 44c3). The file name is *.INP. I am trying to modify it using eQuest3.55 since the eQuest3.55 included the latest DOE-2.2 (version 44c3).

  When I open the Original Source Model using eQuest3.55, there are ~40 errors found in BDL. For example: "A MATERIAL property is zero or negative". I want to correct these errors using eQuest3.55 platform. My questions are: 

  1. Whether is any confict between the model (*.INP) developed using general DOE-2.2 version 44c3 with eQuest3.55? I mean, does eQuest3.55 recognize all the BNL codes from DOE-2.2 version 44c3? Is it possible that the model developed in DOE-2.2 version 44cs can correctly run in DOE-2.2 but not in eQuest?

  2. Since my Orginal Source Model was not originally generated from wizard inputs, eQuest doesn't permit me entering the wizards to modify the model. I only can use the "Detailed Data Edit" mode. But the changes made in "Detailed Data Edit" mode cannot be recorded by the EEM wizard. Is there any easy method to rebuild the model in wizard and correct BDL errors? 

  Thanks a lot!

  Sincerely,
  Gang Tan

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