Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Question about Zoning.

["Michael J. Witte" <mjwitte@xxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you can describe a single thermal zone which is made up of two or more 
separate spaces.  A zone is simply a collection of surfaces (and internal gains 
and HVAC connections).  Note that radiant exchange is not sensitive to 
position, only area and orientation.  So, the surfaces in room 1 will exchange 
radiant heat transfer with the surfaces in room 4 if they are all described as 
part of the same thermal zone.

Mike


On 10 Mar 2005, at 9:42, Shantanu P wrote:

> 
> Hi all,
> I am a beginner in EnergyPlus. I have read the documentation that comes with the
> installation. I am having some doubts about how to zone a building. For example:
> 
> 
>                                    Room 1       |    Room 2
>                                  ------------------- | --------------------
>                                      Room 3     |    Room 4
> 
> In the above building, suppose I have a single air handler for room 1 and 
> room 4 and as a result would like to group them as a single zone. How would I
> describe the zone. Can I just describe the zone to have 12 surfaces (assuming
> the rooms are rectangular), and give thier respective vertices, or is there any
> other method. If it is just describing the surfaces, would that hold good for
> rooms in different floors too.
> 
> Thanks for your reply.
> 
> Shantanu
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Michael J. Witte, GARD Analytics, Inc.
EnergyPlus Testing and Support      
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