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[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ramesh
buddhi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 28, 2010 10:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nick Caton; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] BDl Error<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hi
Nick<br>
<br>
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply, as requested please find the attachment of
the complete project file. <br>
<br>
The layers <br>
"Ceilg Cons Layers" = LAYERS<br>
MATERIAL = (
"Gypsum LW Agg 3/4in (GP04)" )<br>
<br>
<br>
"Ceilg Construction" = CONSTRUCTION<br>
TYPE
= LAYERS<br>
LAYERS
= "Ceilg Cons Layers"<br>
<br>
are getting created automatically please let me know where i am wrong. And one
more clarification I had created four storey building if you look at the model
it has an gap of one floor I do not where i am wrong.<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
Ramesh BR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nick Caton <ncaton@smithboucher.com><br>
<b>To:</b> ramesh buddhi <ramesh@greenevolution.in>;
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Mon, 28 June, 2010 9:01:00 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Equest-users] BDl Error</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ramesh,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#1F497D'>For future reference, you need to send out more than your pd2
file for others to be able to view your model. In this case, you should
at minimum send the pd2/inp, and you’d want to include the non-library weather
file as well if you anticipated others might need to run simulations to
troubleshoot. That said, I think I can guess at the source of this error
without looking at your model:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#1F497D'>When defining a custom construction (or modifying a wizard
construction) - you cannot define too many layers using the “simplified”
method with only an R-value. This is how simpler programs like HAP/TRACE
operate – I suppose they assume thermal massing figures, if
retained/transferred heat is modeled at all. This input method for
construction layers exists in eQuest specifically to define things like air
film which have no appreciable thermal mass. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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the energy model will behave unlike any real construction.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ramesh buddhi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 25, 2010 2:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] BDl Error</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Hi<br>
<br>
I am using eQuest 3-63 can any one help me out on the below error please find
the attachment.<br>
<br>
TYPE=PROPERTIES TH=0.0625 COND=0.1330 DENS=45.0 S-H=0.2 ..<br>
Cannot simulate LAYERS Ceilg Cons Layers as given. The wall is too thin or too
light. THICKNESS and/or DENSITY*SPECIFIC HEAT is too small. Use U-VALUE
CONSTRUCTION.<br>
<br>
<br>
BDL Error<br>
<br>
cannot simulate Layer ceilg cons layers as given. The wall is too thin too
light. Thickness and/or Density*specific heat is too small. Use U-Value
construction.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
Ramesh BR</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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