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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Interior roof and floor

Hi Hu, 

Is the roof of the lower storey also the floor of the upper storey? 

For a two layer construction, the outermost layer of the floor is the innermost layer of the roof. is this correct?

If so, then you need to define only one construction. Constructions start with the outermost layer, Then, say you have the 'Lower Storey' Zone and the 'Upper Storey' Zone. When you define the roof of the 'Lower Storey' zone, then in the OtherSide.. field pick 'Zone". In the next field type the name 'Upper Storey'. EnergyPlus will do the reversing of the layers during simulation of Upper Storey Zone. 

i believe the documentation and exact names of the fields are now much clearer in the EnergyPlus documentation.

regards
ooi
 
  

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, HJ  wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a two story building and thus will have interior roof and floor. 
> I wonder does Energyplus calculate the interior roof and floor as one 
> surface or as two surfaces (i.e. floor+roof). I used Openstudio to 
> create building model and it defines two surfaces as interior roof and 
> floor separately, but their material are the same. So I wonder if E+ 
> treat the two surfaces as one?
> 
> Thanks,
> HJ
>



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