Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] BuildingSurface:Detailed area checking

Ignacio Gomis

On 9 April 2012 22:47, Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It checks the area only.

It runs with the areas given. Whether there is proper heat transfer or
not (significant difference) is left up to the user to decide.

On 09.04.2012 14:42, Nacho Gomis wrote:
> Does it mean EPlus run the simulation without problems?Which are is
> used for the calculations?An average?
> I have used Legacy OpenStudio plug-in and sometimes it was impossible
> to pair the surfaces (the areas are were equal) and I decided to
> reduce the are which I can not pair and then I set them with
> adiabiatic boundary conditions.
> By the way,what is checked in EPlus,only the area or it checks the
> position of the surfaces?
> Thanks,
> Ignacio Gomis
>
> On 9 April 2012 21:42, Linda Lawrie wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> We usually "check" within 2% difference and then flag a warning.
>>
>> The simulation proceeds even with mismatched areas.
>>
>> On 09.04.2012 13:37, Cody Rose wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I have a question about BuildingSurface:Detailed objects. When
>> > EnergyPlus checks that "other side" surface pairs have equal
>> area,
>> > what
>> > is the tolerance for "equality?"
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Cody Rose
>> >
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