I don't think EnergyPlus is the right program for simulating an underground building.
The SLAB program is meant to simulate heat flows through building foundations near the surface,
and the connection between SLAB and EnergyPlus is weak, i.e., SLAB is a preprocessor
program that's used before EnergyPlus, so there's no feedback from EnergyPlus back to SLAB.
I would suggest that you contact Prof. Moncef Krarti at the Univ. of Colorado (mkrarti@xxxxxxxxxxxx),
who has done a lot of work on simulating underground heat flows and is the author of the ITPE (Interzone
Temperature Profile Estimation) method described in the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. Prof.
Krarti is also very familiar with EnergyPlus, so he might suggest the best way to use EP for your problem.
(My apologies to Moncef ahead of time if he prefers not to be bothered :-) )
Joe
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On 7/12/2014 8:52 AM, myesta205@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support] wrote:
hi every body
since i must simulate an underground model with EnergyPlus, I am
looking for the correct way for under ground buildings simulation. I study some
tutorials that suggest to use of slab or basement in Energy plus, but
i am confuse how can I introduce an underground model to this
software? In fact, I want to know working with slab or basement is
suitable for a basement story ( underground story)?
kind regards
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