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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Adiabatic surfaces & the thermal mass

Thanks Linda. But I want to know what happens to the construction mass of this surface. Does EnergyPlus take into account the mass of this surface?

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> You need to represent that surface as "adiabatic" in both zones.
> 
> At 07:48 AM 2/6/2012, Farhang wrote:
> >In case of two zones with no significant temperature differences 
> >(which in my case they are 2nd and 3rd floor of a building), if a 
> >common surface uses itself as the outside environment (to act as an 
> >adiabatic surface), does EnergyPlus take into account the mass of 
> >this surface for each zone? All of the mass? Half of the mass? Or not at all?
>




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