[Bldg-sim] DOE21E - Re: running 32-bit program on 64-bit computer

[JRR]

There are a few other details needed by proficient simulationistas.

Microsoft Excel 2007 massively increased the allowed size of 
Spreadsheets, compared to earlier versions.

The software needed to run Windows 7 Pro / ULT / usw. in the virtual XP 
PRo mode is not on the OEM install disk.
It has to be downloaded and installed. Go to the Virtual PC Homepage URL 
 >>>>>>..

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/


John R Ross III PE
Westwind Corporation
Vienna, VA 22182-1958
energy.wwind at cox.net


Varkie C Thomas wrote:
>
> Here are the instructions for running 32-bit programs in the XP-Mode 
> on computers with 64-bit Windows 7 (versions Professional, Enterprise 
> & Ultimate only)
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/videos/using-windows-xp-mode
>
> DOE21E was the only program that gave me a problem.
>
> There seems to be no future to any of the DOE2 based programs 
> including the weather processors (cannot convert NCDC weather files to 
> location.bin). Almost all architects & engineers working on real 
> buildings have switched from DOE21E to eQUEST, TRACE, HAP, etc. � Not 
> EnergyPlus The development of DOE21E and EnergyPlus was/is done with 
> tax dollars.
>
> Programs like DOE21E are still valid for over 90% of building 
> projects. The APEC HCC-V program was written in 1966 (a forms input 
> interface was added 20 years ago) is still a very practical & useful 
> program. http://bepan.info/hvac-prog/x1-apec-hccv-loads
>
> My suggestions for expanding and improving DOE21E are expressed in 
> Article 3 �Building Design and Energy Analysis Programs�. Please also 
> read �Accuracy Requirement of Energy Analysis Programs� also in 
> Article 3. http://bepan.info/articles
>
> If the DOE21E program and the source code are made open source, then 
> graduate research students could try out new ideas. Actually you don�t 
> need the source code. Instead freeze the existing code since it is 
> error-free and make it possible to add/attach independent programs to it.
>
> The intermediate results between Loads, Systems, Plant & Economics 
> modules are saved in intermediate temporary files for use by the next 
> module. Hourly results of all the FORTRAN variables from each module 
> are available for print out by the program. The BDL input data is read 
> into FORTRAN variables and so also are the output report variables. 
> All this data could be organized, formatted and saved in an Excel type 
> files that can read by other programs. Go to http://
>
> I have transferred the hourly FORTRAN variable output from DOE21E to 
> Excel for further analysis of specific projects.
>
> Example: condensate from systems cooling coils for a building in Dubai 
> to be used for irrigation. 13 � Project � Condensate-Water Recovery. 
> http://bepan.info/engg-calcs
>
> Example: The photo-voltaic (PV panels) performance for the Chicago 
> Center for Green Technology was also obtained from DOE21E hourly 
> variables and applying the manufacturers claim of percent converted 
> 110V electricity. http://bepan.info/proj-bldgs/p11-ccgt-doe21e
>
> Direct use of the BDL with constant reference to the manuals, is still 
> important for learning and understanding the program. I have created 
> templates of BDL for different systems, plant, load-management, 
> utilities, etc. enable students to learn the direct use of DOE21E 
> quickly. They would later switch to the interface (this would be 
> eQUEST if nothing else is available) when turning out building projects.
>
> I also have numerous DOE21E .inp files of several types of buildings 
> that can be modified and simplified into case studies for teaching and 
> learning.
>
> Varkie
>
> Building Energy Performance Analysis Notes (BEPAN)
>
> http://bepan.info/
>
> Below is a DOE21E template for Energy Resources
>
> $------------------------------------------------------------------------------$
>
> $ ENERGY RESOURCES $
>
> $ DOE SOURCE-SITE-EFF : Electric = 0.33, NatGas = 0.95, Steam = 0.6, 
> CHW = 1.5 $
>
> $ NOT FROM DOE : Fuel-Oil = 0.9, HTHW = 0.6, Coal = 0.8, LPG = 0.9 $
>
> $ Energy/Unit is always BTU/Unit $
>
> $------------------------------------------------------------------------------$
>
> $ English Units $
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = ELECTRICITY UNIT-NAME = KWH DEM-UNIT-NAME = KW
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .33 ENERGY/UNIT = 3413 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = NATURAL-GAS UNIT-NAME = THERM DEM-UNIT-NAME = THERMS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .95 ENERGY/UNIT = 100000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = NATURAL-GAS UNIT-NAME = K-CUFT DEM-UNIT-NAME = K-CUFT/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .95 ENERGY/UNIT = 1000000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-HTHW UNIT-NAME = MBTU DEM-UNIT-NAME = MBTU/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 1000000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ EWT = 250, LWT = 220, 253 btu/gal $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-HTHW UNIT-NAME = K-GALLS DEM-UNIT-NAME = K-GALLS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 253000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ EWT = 250, LWT = 220, 30.4 btu/lb $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-HTHW UNIT-NAME = K-LBS DEM-UNIT-NAME = K-LBS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 30400 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-STEAM UNIT-NAME = MBTU DEM-UNIT-NAME = MBTU/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 1000000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ EST = 220, LWT = 210, 975 btu/lb $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-STEAM UNIT-NAME = K-LBS DEM-UNIT-NAME = K-LBS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 975000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-CHW UNIT-NAME = TON-HR DEM-UNIT-NAME = TONS
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .90 ENERGY/UNIT = 12000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ EWT = 42, LWT = 54, 100 btu/gal $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-CHW UNIT-NAME = K-GALLS DEM-UNIT-NAME = K=GALLS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 100000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ EWT = 42, LWT = 54, 12 btu/lb $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-CHW UNIT-NAME = K-LBS DEM-UNIT-NAME = K-LBS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 12000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = FUEL-OIL-2 UNIT-NAME = GALLONS DEM-UNIT-NAME = GALLS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 140000 ..
>
> $------------------------------------------------------------------------------$
>
> $ METRIC Units $
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = ELECTRICITY UNIT-NAME = KWH DEM-UNIT-NAME = KW
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .33 ENERGY/UNIT = 3413 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ Million-Joules x 946.82 = BTU $
>
> RESOURCE = NATURAL-GAS UNIT-NAME = M-JOULES DEM-UNIT-NAME = M-JOULES/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .95 ENERGY/UNIT = 947 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ 1000 BTU/FT3, CU-MTR = 35.312 FT3 $
>
> RESOURCE = NATURAL-GAS UNIT-NAME = CU-MTR DEM-UNIT-NAME = CU-MTR/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .95 ENERGY/UNIT = 35312 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ Million-Joules x 946.82 = BTU $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-HTHW UNIT-NAME = M-JOULES DEM-UNIT-NAME = M-JOULES/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 947 ..
>
> $ EWT = 250, LWT = 220, 253 btu/gal $
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ Cu-Mtr x 264.17 = gallons, 66835 btu/m3 $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-HTHW UNIT-NAME = CU-MTR DEM-UNIT-NAME = CU-MTR/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 66835 ..
>
> $ EWT = 250, LWT = 220, 30.4 btu/lb $
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ KGS x 2.204 = LBS, 67 btu/KG $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-HTHW UNIT-NAME = K-KGS DEM-UNIT-NAME = K-KGS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 67000 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ Million-Joules x 946.82 = BTU $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-STEAM UNIT-NAME = M-JOULES DEM-UNIT-NAME = M-JOULES/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 947 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ EST = 220, LWT = 210, 975 btu/lb, 2150 btu/kg $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-STEAM UNIT-NAME = KGS DEM-UNIT-NAME = KGS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 2150 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-CHW UNIT-NAME = TON-HR DEM-UNIT-NAME = TONS
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .90 ENERGY/UNIT = 12000 ..
>
> $ EWT = 42, LWT = 54, 100 btu/gal $
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ Cu-Mtr x 264.17 = gallons, 26417 btu/m3 $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-CHW UNIT-NAME = CU-MTR DEM-UNIT-NAME = CU-MTR/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 26417 ..
>
> $ EWT = 42, LWT = 54, 12 btu/lb $
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE $ KGS x 2.204 = LBS, 26.5 btu/KG $
>
> RESOURCE = DISTRICT-CHW UNIT-NAME = K-KGS DEM-UNIT-NAME = K-KGS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 26500 ..
>
> ENERGY-RESOURCE
>
> RESOURCE = FUEL-OIL-2 UNIT-NAME = LITERS DEM-UNIT-NAME = LITERS/HR
>
> SOURCE-SITE-EFF = .60 ENERGY/UNIT = 36598 ..
>
> $------------------------------------------------------------------------------$
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I have brought up this subject before and the advice was 32-programs 
> should work with 64-bit computers using Windows 7. I have just 
> replaced Vista with Windows 7 Professional. I still cannot run the 
> DOE2.1E program and the weather processors (PKAFT, MKAFT, STAT, etc.) 
> besides the APEC-HCCV. I get the message that a 32-bit program will 
> not run 64-bit computer. I have a lot of files of buildings analyzed 
> with DOE2.1E
>
> Are the any instructions for making the adjustment?
>
> Varkie
>
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