GLAZETYPE
GLAZETYPE constructs an object of class GLAZETYPE that represents a glazing type for use in WINDOWs.
gtName
Name of glazetype. Required for reference from WINDOW objects, below.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 characters | none | Yes | constant |
gtModel
Type: choice
Selects model to be used for WINDOWs based on this GLAZETYPE.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHGC, ASHWAT | SHGC | No | constant |
gtU
Type: float
Glazing conductance (U-factor without surface films, therefore not actually a U-factor but a C-factor). Used as wnU default; an error message will be issued if the U value is not given in the window (wnU) nor in the glazeType (gtU). Preferred Approach: To use accurately with standard winter rated U-factor from ASHRAE or NFRC enter as:
gtU = (1/((1/U-factor)-0.85)
Where 0.85 is the sum of the interior (0.68) and exterior (0.17) design air film resistances assumed for rating window U-factors. Enter wnInH (usually 1.5=1/0.68) instead of letting it default. Enter the wnExH or let it default. It is important to use this approach if the input includes gnFrad for any gain term. Using approach 2 below will result in an inappropriate internal gain split at the window.
Approach 2. Enter gtU=U-factor and let the wnInH and wnExH default. This approach systematically underestimates the window U-factor because it adds the wnExfilm resistance to 1/U-factor thereby double counting the exterior film resistance. This approach will also yield incorrect results for gnFrad internal gain since the high wnInH will put almost all the gain back in the space.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btuh/ft2-oF | x \(>\) 0 | none | No | constant |
gtUNFRC
Type: float
Fenestration system (including frame) U-factor evaluated at NFRC heating conditions. For ASHWAT windows, a value for the NFRC U-factor is required, set via gtUNFRC or wnUNFRC.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Btuh/ft2-oF | x \(>\) 0 | none | No | constant |
gtSHGC
Type: float
Glazing Solar Heat Gain Coefficient: fraction of normal beam insolation which gets through glass to space inside. We recommend using this to represent the glass normal transmissivity characteristic only, before shading and framing effects
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraction | 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 1 | none | Yes | constant |
gtSMSO
Type: float
SHGC multiplier with shades open. May be overriden in the specific window input.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraction | 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 1 | 1.0 | No | Monthly - Hourly |
gtSMSC
Type: float
SHGC multiplier with shades closed. May be overriden in the specific window input.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraction | 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 1 | gtSMSO (no shades) | No | Monthly - Hourly |
gtFMult
Type: float
Framing multiplier used if none given in window, for example .9 if frame and mullions reduce the solar gain by 10%. Default of 1.0 implies frame/mullion effects allowed for in gtSHGC's or always specified in Windows.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraction | 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 1 | gtSHGCO | No | Monthly - Hourly |
gtPySHGC =float
Four float values separated by commas. Coefficients for incidence angle SHGC multiplier polynomial applied to gtSHGC to determine beam transmissivity at angles of incidence other than 90 degrees. The values are coefficients for first through fourth powers of the cosine of the incidence angle; there is no constant part. An error message will be issued if the coefficients do not add to one. They are used in the following computation:
angle = incidence angle of beam radiation, measured from normal to glass.
cosI = cos( angle)
angMult = a*cosI + b*cosI^2 + c*cosI^3 + d*cosI^4
beamXmisvty = gtSHGCO * angMult (shades open)
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| float | any | none | Yes | constant |
gtDMSHGC
Type: float
SHGC diffuse multiplier, applied to gtSHGC to determine transmissivity for diffuse radiation.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraction | 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 1 | none | Yes | constant |
gtDMRBSol
Type: float
SHGC diffuse multiplier, applied to qtSHGC to determine transmissivity for diffuse radiation reflected back out the window. Misnamed as a reflectance. Assume equal to DMSHGC if no other data available.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraction | 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 1 | none | Yes | constant |
gtNGlz
Type: int
Number of glazings in the Glazetype (bare glass only, not including any interior or exterior shades).
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 \(<\) x \(\leq\) 4 | 2 | No | constant |
gtExShd
Type: choice
Exterior shading type (ASHWAT only).
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NONE INSCRN | NONE | No | constant |
gtInShd
Type: choice
Interior shade type (ASHWAT only).
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NONE DRAPEMED | NONE | No | constant |
gtDirtLoss
Type: float
Glazing dirt loss factor.
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraction | 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 1 | 0 | No | constant |
endGlazeType
Optional to indicates the end of the Glazetype. Alternatively, the end of the GLAZETYPE definition can be indicated by "END" or by beginning another object
| Units | Legal Range | Default | Required | Variability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | No | constant |
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