Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: WINDOWS 6 Import Procedure

[Rob Hitchcock <RJHitchcock@xxxxxxx>]

The coordinates of the window subsurface in your IDF define the "rough 
opening" of your window.  The frame dimensions are subtracted from that 
rough opening to give the glazed dimensions of the window.

Rob
========
claraspitz wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I'm using WINDOWS 5 to import a double glazing for my simulation. Then
> I use the dimension input for the windows in my idf. In my output E+
> calculate a opening area but it don't correspond at my value input. My
> opening area is biger than my input value.
> I'm confuse and I don't known if in the dimension input for the
> windows in the idf is with the frame or not.
>
> Can you give me some guidance help?
> Thanks
> Clara
>
> --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>, Rob Hitchcock
> <RJHitchcock@...> wrote:
> >
> > If there is only one glazing system in the window construction that you
> > are importing from the WINDOW5/6 data file, then EnergyPlus will use
> the
> > dimensions input for the window in your IDF. However, these are
> > considered the "rough opening" dimensions, and so the dimensions of the
> > frame (which is included in the WINDOW5/6 data file) will be subtracted
> > from the rough opening to get the glazed area of the window.
> >
> > The warning about >10% variation in size is to alert you to the fact
> > that the overall window system performance characteristics reported by
> > WINDOW5/6, for the dimensions input in that program, may be different
> > from those calculated by EnergyPlus for the dimensions given in your
> IDF
> > input.
> >
> > Rob
> > ========
> > Nuno Costa Brandão wrote:
> >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I´m using "Windows 6 research version" to import a triple low-e
> > > glazing for my simulation. I´m not using its shading import
> > > capabilities, I´m only importing the glazing system. I´m a little bit
> > > unsure about the EnergyPlus calculations using the dat file from
> > > "Window 6".
> > >
> > > I´m using only one glazing system, and as its said in the I/O
> > > reference, EPlus ignores the W6 dimensions and uses the one´s from the
> > > original idf. However there is a warning message about the 10%
> > > dimension difference issue. In the HTML Envelope Summary report file
> > > from the idf that uses the W6 glazing, the fenestration areas are
> > > different from the original idf file using another glazing system. I'm
> > > a little bit confused... From which I understood, I suppose EPlus
> > > would use the original idf window dimensions to calculate heat
> > > transfer??? I´m using a frame with thermal break.
> > >
> > > Can you give me some guidance help?
> > > Thanks
> > > Nuno
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
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