[bldg-sim] eQUEST(ion)

[Scott Criswell <Scott.Criswell@xxxxxxxx>]

(1)  There is an undocumented feature of the wizard footprint screens 
that enable the user to flag perimeter walls as partially or entirely 
adiabatic.  Simply click (with the RIGHT mouse button) on the perimeter 
wall you wish to transform and a menu will be presented enabling you to 
choose either Entirely or Partially Adiabatic Wall (see graphic below).
     
Also FYI - if you use the Design Development Wizard to create a 
building/site description w/ multiple shells that are side-by-side, the 
surfaces of each shell that abutt each other are automatically created 
as adiabatic walls.
There is no way to convert an exterior wall to an interior, adiabatic 
wall within the detailed interface.  For those familiar with BDL input 
files, you can edit the "<project file>.INP" file to accomplish this 
switch, otherwise, you must delete the exterior wall and create an 
interior wall in its place (perhaps create the interior wall first to 
maintain access to certain keyword values that you might want to copy 
from the exterior to the interior walls).

Hope this helps.

- Scott Criswell


Samuel Casado wrote:

> Dear Bldg-sim users,
> 1. Is it possible to model adiabatic exterior walls? If not, can we 
> turn exterior walls into interior walls, and then to adiabatic walls?. 
> I`m always talking about eQUEST. The fact is that I need some exterior 
> walls not to have heat conduction and I can't come up with a solution 
> that works.
>
> 2. I'm new in building simulation, and I'm beguining to understand how 
> hard is to develop this kind of programs. With all the public 
> institutions support (and funding), at least in Europe, can we expect 
> a further and faster development in next few years? What is the 
> situation in the U.S.A.?  In my opinion the demand of this simulation 
> programs and its developers it's unstoppable.
>
> Thanks,
> Feliz Navidad
>
>
> Samuel Casado González
>
> Aspica Constructora
>
> 47001 VALLADOLID
>
> España
>
>
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