[Bldg-sim] [Equest-users] Creating a TMY weather file..

Steve Mignogna smignogna at gmail.com
Tue May 6 11:17:57 PDT 2008


John-

I am not certain but I do not think DOE2 can generate the values for
you.  Again not certain, but I think the minimum inputs are:

-Dry bulb Temperature (°F)
-Wet bulb Temperature (°F)
-Atmospheric Pressure (inches of Hg times 100)
-Wind Speed (knots)
-Wind Direction (compass points 0-15, with 0 being north, 1 NNE, etc.)
-Cloud Amount (0 - 10, with 0 clear and 10 totally cloudy)
-Cloud Type (0, 1, or 2)
     0 is cirrus or cirrostratus, the least opaque;
     1 is stratus or stratus fractus, the most opaque; and
     2 is all other cloud types, of medium opacity
-Humidity Ratio (pounds of water per pound of dry air)
-Density of Air (lb/ft3)
-Specific Enthalpy (Btu/lb)
-Rain Flag (0 means it is not raining; 1 means it is)
-Snow Flag (0 means it is not snowing; 1 means it is)

DOE2 does not require solar variables but they will provide more
accurate results.

Steve

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Aulbach, John <jaulbach at nexant.com> wrote:
>
>
> Folks:
>
> Please refresh my memory. DOE-2 (thus eQuest) requires for weather, at a
> minimum:
>
> 1) Dry Bulb Temp
> 2) Wet Bulb Temp
> 3) Wind direction
> 4) Wind Speed
> 5) Cloud cover
>
> World geometry develops the sun angle and insolation values (as I recall).
>
> The modeler takes an existing locale close to where you need the weather,
> takes an actual year of as much of the above 5 categories as one can, and
> inlays the actual year info over the TMY year (make sure to call the new
> file something else !!).
>
> If I leave the Wet Bulb column blank and add Dew Point temperature instead,
> is DOE-2 smart enough to generate Wet Bulb from the Dry Bulb/Dew Point
> numbers ??
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> John R. Aulbach, PE, CEM
> Project Manager
> Nexant, Inc.
> 701 West Kimberly Ave., Suite 245
> Placentia, CA 92870-6342 USA
> Phone: 714-524-4402
> Fax: 714-524-4407
> email: jaulbach at nexant.com
>
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