[TRNSYS-users] bug in type 34?
Diego A. Arias
daarias at wisc.edu
Fri Mar 17 15:23:23 PST 2006
Dear Adriana,
You are right, the total radiation should consider the ground view
factor. This will be included in the next release.
Best regards,
Diego
Adriana Angelotti wrote:
> Dear trnsys users and developers,
>
> by checking type 34 (Overhang and Wingwall Shading) I found a possible
> bug in the calculation of the global radiation incident on a vertical
> unshaded surface.
>
> It's calculated as:
>
> GTOT=(GB+GD*0.5d0+RHO*GR) (with GB=beam rad; GD= diffuse rad on
> horizontal; GR=total rad on horizontal)
>
> while I think there should be a ground view factor=0.5 taken into
> account, so that:
>
> GTOT=(GB+GD*0.5d0+0.5d0*RHO*GR)
>
> GTOT is used in the fraction of solar shading calculation.
>
> Is there anybody who can say what is right?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Adriana
>
>
>
>
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