Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Shading Related Questions

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:04 PM 11/4/2007, petervipac wrote:

>1. Does EP handle tilted/polygon shading devices (eg a sail/awning)?

Yes.


>2. What is the smallest geometrical entity which EP can handle for
>shading calculation?

There is no program imposed limit.  There is likely a common sense 
limit and what you are trying to achieve limit.


>3. This is related to question 2: What is the "resolution" of EP's
>shading calculation?  I noticed that EP doesn't give the user any sort
>of "mesh" control.  Does that mean it's up to the user to refine
>the "mesh" (geometry) themselves?

I'm not sure what a "mesh" is.   EnergyPlus's shading calculations 
result, among other things, in the calculation of sunlit areas for surfaces.


Linda

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