Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Tent Modeling in EnergyPlus

[Jason Kirkpatrick <jason.alan.kirkpatrick@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lesley,

You should be able to do this modeling in energyplus (depending on what you are trying to understand
). The airgap should not have zero thermal resistance though as:

Cavities in wall constructions normally have a resistance of  0.18 m2K/W

If the cavity is ventilated then the air gap resistance will be closer to 0.13 m2K/W

Source: http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/pdf/rpts/BR_443_%282006_Edition%29.pdf

You can also set the convection coefficients for the inner and outer surfaces if your research is able to determine those.

Best,

Jason

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