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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Outward Facing Angle for a subsurface
Thanks a lot Richard. I did this and it worked with no warnings.
Phil.
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Richard Raustad <RRaustad@...> wrote:
>
> This one might be because the lowest coordinates of the door (0.000000)
> is the same as the wall. The door is not "enclosed" by the wall. Try
> making the lowest door coordinate (0.000001). You might have to raise
> the door as high a 1 mm (0.001) to make this work. You can also raise
> the top of the door to keep the same dimension. As in the last email,
> you can split up the surface into 2 or more surfaces so that the door is
> within a 4-point surface. And yes, you can ignore this warning but it is
> always better to eliminate all warnings.
>
> FenestrationSurface
>
> :Detailed,
> ZnWare:E_Wall:Roller_Door, !- Name
> Door, !- Surface Type
> Exterior Roller Door, !- Construction Name
> ZnWare:E_Wall, !- Building Surface Name
> , !- Outside Boundary Condition Object
> , !- View Factor to Ground
> , !- Shading Control Name
> , !- Frame and Divider Name
> , !- Multiplier
> 4, !- Number of Vertices
> 65.000000, 66.106057, 6.000000, !- X,Y,Z 1 {m}
> 65.000000, 66.106057, 0.000001, !- X,Y,Z 2 {m}
> 65.000000, 74.106057, 0.000001, !- X,Y,Z 3 {m}
> 65.000000, 74.106057, 6.000000; !- X,Y,Z 4 {m}
>
> -OR-
> 65.000000, 66.106057, 6.001, !- X,Y,Z 1 {m}
> 65.000000, 66.106057, 0.001, !- X,Y,Z 2 {m}
> 65.000000, 74.106057, 0.001, !- X,Y,Z 3 {m}
> 65.000000, 74.106057, 6.001; !- X,Y,Z 4 {m}
> philcook76 wrote:
> >
> >
> > Thanks a lot Richard. You were exactly right. I moved the first two
> > points to the end of the list and the problems stopped.
> >
> > Now I am getting a warning that the doors contained within a wall are
> > not fully enclosed. Should I just ignore this warning? I have enclosed
> > a relevant extract from the IDF file.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > BuildingSurface:Detailed,
> > ZnWare:E_Wall, !- Name
> > Wall, !- Surface Type
> > Exterior Wall, !- Construction Name
> > WarehouseZone, !- Zone Name
> > Outdoors, !- Outside Boundary Condition
> > , !- Outside Boundary Condition Object
> > SunExposed, !- Sun Exposure
> > WindExposed, !- Wind Exposure
> > , !- View Factor to Ground
> > 8, !- Number of Vertices
> > 65.000000, 65.000000, 8.373503, !- X,Y,Z 3 {m}
> > 65.000000, 65.000000, 0.000000, !- X,Y,Z 4 {m}
> > 65.000000, 75.000000, 0.000000, !- X,Y,Z 5 {m}
> > 65.000000, 75.000000, 8.000000, !- X,Y,Z 6 {m}
> > 65.000000, 70.323463, 10.700000, !- X,Y,Z 7 {m}
> > 65.000000, 70.323463, 8.000000, !- X,Y,Z 8 {m}
> > 65.000000, 65.646926, 10.700000, !- X,Y,Z 1 {m}
> > 65.000000, 65.646926, 8.000000; !- X,Y,Z 2 {m}
> >
> > FenestrationSurface:Detailed,
> > ZnWare:E_Wall:Roller_Door, !- Name
> > Door, !- Surface Type
> > Exterior Roller Door, !- Construction Name
> > ZnWare:E_Wall, !- Building Surface Name
> > , !- Outside Boundary Condition Object
> > , !- View Factor to Ground
> > , !- Shading Control Name
> > , !- Frame and Divider Name
> > , !- Multiplier
> > 4, !- Number of Vertices
> > 65.000000, 66.106057, 6.000000, !- X,Y,Z 1 {m}
> > 65.000000, 66.106057, 0.000000, !- X,Y,Z 2 {m}
> > 65.000000, 74.106057, 0.000000, !- X,Y,Z 3 {m}
> > 65.000000, 74.106057, 6.000000; !- X,Y,Z 4 {m}
> >
> > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>, Richard Raustad
> > <RRaustad@> wrote:
> > >
> > > If you look at the first 3 points in the BuildingSurface:Detailed
> > > object, they are described opposite in direction to the fenestration
> > > coordinates which may be confusing E+. I'm not sure of this, but you
> > > could also try using point 3 as the first point in the list where point
> > > 1 and 2 would be listed last. You could also try splitting up the
> > > surface into 2 or more surfaces where the fenestration surface is
> > > "within" the boundary of a 4-point surface.
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Richard A. Raustad
> Senior Research Engineer
> Florida Solar Energy Center
> University of Central Florida
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