[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] exterior window
Also, if you are modeling each floor as a separate zone, then you
will need break the wall into a separate base surface and subsurface
for each floor.
On 19 Apr 2002, at 6:13, Linda Lawrie wrote:
> At 04:00 AM 4/19/02, you wrote:
> >I have windows in the exterior layer.They start at the floor of level zero
> >and go to the roof of the last level.
> >How can I model this situation?I have to define the geometry of the wall
> >in SURFACE:HEAT TRANSFER and then go to WindowFrameAndDivider to model the
> >window giving the same coordinates of the wall?? IF so, I don`t have to
> >give the information of the construction layers (it`s the window) ???
>
> Not quite.
>
> As you say, the Surface:HeatTransfer models the wall. To be expedient, use
> a construction with just an R value.
>
> Then, you put in the Window with the Surface:HeatTransfer:Sub and put in
> almost the same coordinates as the wall but leave just a very small amount
> that will be the wall.
>
> Then, you can add frames or dividers if you have them.
>
> Linda
========================================================
Michael J. Witte mjwitte@xxxxxxxx
GARD Analytics, Inc. www.gard.com
1028 Busse Highway Phone 847-698-5685
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-1802 FAX 847-698-5600
USA Energy, Environmental and Economic Research
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
Buy Stock for $4
and no minimums.
FREE Money 2002.
http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/dkFolB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
EnergyPlus_Support-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The primary EnergyPlus web site is found at:
http://www.energyplus.gov
The group web site is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnergyPlus_Support/
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/