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Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] big zones - voids?



Yesterday's response to similar question:

>You may model with a ficticious material (maybe r only) or leave out 
>those "walls" and just use floor and ceiling in interior zones.  You 
>will get a warning that your zone does not have 6 surfaces/enclosure
>though (if you leave out the interior walls).  You also can just use 
>constructions with R values for those
>interior walls.  Something appropriate but small R value.

At 12:17 PM 8/8/2005, Clarice Bleil de Souza wrote:
>I would like to know if there is a way to model a void between 2 zones in E+.
>How does it account for the heat exchange between the zones that are 
>separated by voids (no heat transfer surfaces - only air) ?
>

If the zones are all conditioned at the same temperature, basically 
there is no "heat exchange" between zones.  One should account for 
the thermal interior mass (e.g. furniture, partitions, etc) by 
including internal mass objects.


Linda

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