[TRNSYS-users] Two stories with a Type 56 or Type 660

[Lucas Witmer]

Hi,

I am trying to model a multizone building that has two stories.  I am more
comfortable using a Type 56, but recently found that I can probably do a
simplified version using a Type 660.  However, I am not sure how to model a
second story accurately with either of them.
I understand that the ceiling/floor between the two stories is simply an
adjacent, horizontal wall between the two zones, but what should I do to get
heat to flow upward through the building as it would in a normal house
(upstairs hotter in summer).
Also, is there a specific library material that should be used for the
boundary between the upstairs and downstairs, assuming standard
construction?
Finally, if I want two zones but no dividing wall between the zones, how
would I do that.  In the wall type manager there is a layer that I can use
called SILENCE.  does that mean "nothing" or something else?

Thanks,

Luke Witmer

Master's Candidate Energy and Mineral Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
ltw110 at psu.edu
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