Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] interior walls in a one zone model

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:48 AM 1/11/2013, Jeremiah Crossett wrote:
> My understanding was that if
> the boundary condition was "zone" 
> that it store and release heat and would have the same  air temp as
> the actual-zone. And that "surface"  boundary condition
> would have a mock-surface with the same radiant temp as the surface.

Boundary conditions of "zone" and "surface" are
really identical.  "Zone" tells the EnergyPlus engine to
figure out and create a surface in the adjacent zone of like
characteristics of the surface.  "Surface" is similar
except the user creates the surface in the adjacent zone.

Adiabatic signifies that the user believes the adjacent zone to be of the
same conditions as "this" zone.  Ergo, there is not really
transfer of heat through the surface to the other zone, but the adiabatic
surface will store heat/conditions as the material properties of its
content.  And will release that heat to the zone with the adiabatic
surface.

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