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Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Partial building simulation and partial buried walls



At 08:38 AM 2/13/2008, Nuno Costa Brandão wrote:
>How about the buried walls? I want to assure that there is heat
>transfer from these walls to the soil involving them. Should I use the
>"Other Side Coefficients" to create a soil temperature profile? Maybe
>calculating these profiles with the "Basement" or "Slab" utilities.
>Which of this procedures are correct?

Missed that.  Yes, vertical buried walls should 
probably use the Basement utility -- but read the 
description in the Auxiliary programs manual for 
proper use.  Others are more familiar with the total procedure than I am.

I believe both utilities (slab and basement) will 
produce an output that is "EnergyPlus ready" -- an excerpt to go into your idf.


Linda

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