DOOR
DOOR constructs a subobject belonging to the current SURFACE. The azimuth, tilt, ground reflectivity and exterior conditions associated with the door are the same as those of the owning surface, although the exterior surface conductance and the exterior absorptivity can be altered.
drName
Name of door.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 characters | none | No | constant |
drArea
Type: float
Overall area of door.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ft2 | x \(>\) 0 | none | Yes | constant |
drModel
Type: choice
Provides user control over how CSE models conduction for this door:
| QUICK | Surface is modeled using a simple conductance. Heat capacity effects are ignored. Either drCon or drU (next) can be specified. |
| DELAYED, DELAYED_HOUR, DELAYED_SUBOUR | Surface is modeled using a multi-layer finite difference technique which represents heat capacity effects. If the time constant of the door is too short to accurately simulate, a warning message is issued and the Quick model is used. drCon (next) must be specified -- the program cannot use the finite difference model if drU rather than drCon is specified. |
| AUTO | Program selects Quick or appropriate Delayed automatically according to the time constant of the surface (if drU is specified, Quick is selected). |
| FD or FORWARD_DIFFERENCE | Selects the forward difference model (used with short time steps and the CZM/UZM zone models) |
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| choices above | AUTO | No | constant |
Either drU or drCon must be specified, but not both.
drU
Type: float
Door U-value, NOT including surface (air film) conductances. Allows direct entry of U-value, without defining a CONSTRUCTION, when no heat capacity effects are to be modeled.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btuh/ft2-oF | x \(>\) 0 | Determined from drCon | if drCon not given | constant |
drCon
Type: conName
Name of construction for door.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name of a CONSTRUCTION | none | unless drU given | constant |
drLThkF
Type: float
Sublayer thickness adjustment factor for FORWARD_DIFFERENCE conduction model used with drCon surfaces. Material layers in the construction are divided into sublayers as needed for numerical stability. drLThkF allows adjustment of the thickness criterion used for subdivision. A value of 0 prevents subdivision; the default value (0.5) uses layers with conservative thickness equal to half of an estimated safe value. Fewer (thicker) sublayers improves runtime at the expense of accurate representation of rapid changes.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x \(\ge\) 0 | 0.5 | No | constant |
drExAbs
Type: float
Door exterior solar absorptivity. Applicable only if sfExCnd of owning surface is AMBIENT or SPECIFIEDT.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btuh/ft2-oF | x \(>\) 0 | same as owning surface | No | monthly-hourly |
drInAbs
Type: float
Door interior solar absorptivity.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1 | 0.5 | No | monthly-hourly |
drExEpsLW
Type: float
Door exterior long wave (thermal) emittance.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1 | 0.9 | No | constant |
drInEpsLW
Type: float
Door interior long wave (thermal) emittance.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 \(\le\) x \(\le\) 1 | 0.9 | No | constant |
drInH
Type: float
Door interior surface (air film) conductance. Ignored if drModel = Forward_Difference
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btuh/ft2-oF | x \(>\) 0 | same as owning surface | No | constant |
drExH
Type: float
Door exterior surface (air film) conductance. Ignored if drModel = Forward_Difference
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btuh/ft2-oF | x \(>\) 0 | same as owning surface | No | constant |
When drModel = Forward_Difference, several models are available for calculating inside and outside surface convective coefficients. Inside surface faces can be exposed only to zone conditions. Outside faces may be exposed either to ambient conditions or zone conditions, based on drExCnd. Only UNIFIED and INPUT are typically used. The other models were used during CSE development for comparison. For details, see CSE Engineering Documentation.
| Model | Exposed to ambient | Exposed to zone |
|---|---|---|
| UNIFIED | default CSE model | default CSE model |
| INPUT | hc = drExHcMult | hc = drxxHcMult |
| AKBARI | Akbari model | n/a |
| WALTON | Walton model | n/a |
| WINKELMANN | Winkelmann model | n/a |
| MILLS | n/a | Mills model |
| ASHRAE | n/a | ASHRAE handbook values |
drExHcModel
Type: choice
Selects the model used for exterior surface convection when drModel = Forward_Difference.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| choices above | UNIFIED | No | constant |
drExHcLChar
Type: float
Characteristic length of surface, used in derivation of forced exterior convection coefficients in some models when outside face is exposed to ambient (i.e. to wind).
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ft | x \(>\) 0 | 10 | No | constant |
drExHcMult
Type: float
Exterior convection coefficient adjustment factor. When drExHcModel=INPUT, hc=drExHcMult. For other drExHcModel choices, the model-derived hc is multiplied by drExHcMult.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x \(\ge\) 0 | 1 | No | subhourly |
drExRf
Type: float
Exterior roughness factor. Typical roughness values:
| Roughness Index | drExRf | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (very rough) | 2.17 | Stucco |
| 2 (rough) | 1.67 | Brick |
| 3 (medium rough) | 1.52 | Concrete |
| 4 (Medium smooth) | 1.13 | Clear pine |
| 5 (Smooth) | 1.11 | Smooth plaster |
| 6 (Very Smooth) | 1 | Glass |
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drExHcModel = WINKELMANN: | ||||
| 1.66 | ||||
| else | ||||
| 2.17 | No | constant |
drInHcModel
Type: choice
Selects the model used for the inside (zone) surface convection when drModel = Forward_Difference.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| choices above (see drExHcModel) | UNIFIED | No | constant |
drInHcMult
Type: float
Interior convection coefficient adjustment factor. When drInHcModel=INPUT, hc=drInHcMult. For other drInHcModel choices, the model-derived hc is multiplied by drInHcMult.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x \(\ge\) 0 | 1 | No | subhourly |
endDoor
Indicates the end of the door definition. Alternatively, the end of the door definition can be indicated by the declaration of another object or by END.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | No | constant |
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