Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Is 3D Geometry required?

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can use the simple surfaces and just enter 0,0,0 as
their starting coordinates.

You need to use MinimalShadowing option then.

At 02:26 PM 12/4/2009, Phylroy wrote:
> Hey Laurie
>
> I was hoping to enter no geometry at all. Simply areas for the boundary
> conditions( wall/glazing areas) and a volume for each zone. Self-shading
> aside, this is all you need to describe the heat transfer. 
>
> Both DOE2.1e, and DOE2.2 can do this. eQuest can do this too, but you
> have to enter in manually in the DOE file. 
>
> I was looking that the surface and zone command keywords and didn't find
> anything on this. 
>
>
> Phyl
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> --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > You can do that.  And it is suggested that you do that.
> > 
> > I forget but I think you can represent an entire zone with
> "internal 
> > mass" surfaces.  (only area and construction
> required).
> > 
> > The full geometry does NOT need to be entered -- but if you enter
> > geometry it must be 3D.  (Hope that is understandable)
> > 
> > At 11:00 AM 12/2/2009, Phylroy wrote:
> > >Ah too bad, I was looking at a way to reduce the number  of
> zone in 
> > >my model. It would be nice to lump all the similar zones into
> one 
> > >big zone to reduce the complexity and run time. I suppose if
> this 
> > >feature was allowed it would break other features in E+.
> >
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