Marcello,
Another clarification on your second question. Shading devices (shade/blind) cannot partially cover the associated window. These devices either fully cover the glazed portion of the associated window, or are completely retracted. To "partially shade" a window, you would need to divide one window into two or more windows, each with their own shading device.
Rob Hitchcock
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From: Lixing Gu <gu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:44 am
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Question about AirFlowNetwork in EnergyPlus
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Marcello:
>
> Here are answers to your questions.
>
> 1) Solar gain calculation is independent of window opening.
>
> 2) No. There is no connection between shading and the
> AirflowNetwork model
> right now.
>
> Lixing
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marcello" <mcaciolo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:44 AM
> Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Question about AirFlowNetwork in
> EnergyPlus
>
> Dear EnergyPlus users,
>
> I am a phD student dealing with natural and hybrid ventilation in
> office buildings.
>
> I have two specific questions about the relation between the airflow
> model and the windows and shading devices in EnergyPlus:
>
> 1) Each opening object is associated, if I well understand, to a
> window or a door defined in the zone object. My question is: when a
> window is partially opened, is the solar gain entering the zone
> calculated according to this? I mean, is it considered that in the
> opened part there is actually no glass?
>
> 2) When a shading device is specified the window can be partially
> shaded by it. Is it possible to specify that the window should not be
> completely opened, but that the maximum opening corresponds to the
> unshaded area?
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your answers or comments!
>
> Marcello Caciolo
>
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