Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] azimuth mismatch for horizontal surfaces

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First off, walls are not usually flat.

That may be a clue.

If it is a floor/ceiling, EnergyPlus applies different rules.

At 02:44 PM 1/22/2013, Cody Rose wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I received the following warning:
>
>     ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: InterZone Surface
> Azimuths do not 
> match as expected.
>     **   ~~~   **  
> Azimuth=270.0, Tilt=180.0, in 
> Surface=0J8KFINJV0B9CVEUNR2CDF, Zone=PLENUM
>     **   ~~~   **  
> Azimuth=180.0, Tilt=0.0, in 
> Surface=14KF$QRCJ1HQWVE7M35$CE, Zone=BANKING FLOOR
>     **   ~~~   ** ..surface class of
> base surface=Wall
>
> The surfaces in question are defined as follows:
>
>    BuildingSurface:Detailed,
>      0j8kFINjv0b9cVEuNR2cdf,  !- Name
>     
> Wall,                   
> !- Surface Type
>      04 | CStone 04 (0.050),  !- Construction
> Name
>     
> Plenum,                 
> !- Zone Name
>     
> Surface,                
> !- Outside Boundary Condition
>      14kF$qRcj1hQwve7M35$Ce,  !- Outside
> Boundary Condition Object
>     
> NoSun,                  
> !- Sun Exposure
>     
> NoWind,                 
> !- Wind Exposure
>     
> Autocalculate,          
> !- View Factor to Ground
>     
> Autocalculate,          
> !- Number of Vertices
>      20.149,20.898,4.05,  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex
> 1 {m}
>      23.894,19.962,4.05,  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex
> 2 {m}
>      23.894,8.085,4.05,  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex
> 3 {m}
>      20.149,8.085,4.05;  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex
> 4 {m}
>
>    BuildingSurface:Detailed,
>      14kF$qRcj1hQwve7M35$Ce,  !- Name
>     
> Ceiling,                
> !- Surface Type
>      04 | CStone 04 (0.050),  !- Construction
> Name
>      Banking
> Floor,           !-
> Zone Name
>     
> Surface,                
> !- Outside Boundary Condition
>      0j8kFINjv0b9cVEuNR2cdf,  !- Outside
> Boundary Condition Object
>     
> NoSun,                  
> !- Sun Exposure
>     
> NoWind,                 
> !- Wind Exposure
>     
> Autocalculate,          
> !- View Factor to Ground
>     
> Autocalculate,          
> !- Number of Vertices
>      20.149,20.898,4,  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex 1
> {m}
>      20.149,8.085,4,  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex 2
> {m}
>      23.894,8.085,4,  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex 3
> {m}
>      23.894,19.962,4;  !- X,Y,Z ==> Vertex 4
> {m}
>
> I'm not sure how EnergyPlus handles the "azimuth" for
> horizontal 
> surfaces like these, so I don't know if I need to worry about this 
> warning. In either case I'd like to know how to fix it, though.
>
> Thank you,
> Cody Rose
>
>
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