[TRNSYS-users] Error: Active layer

[Cramer Silkworth]

Ratnalee,
 
The bui file is just an ASCII text file. Open it in Notepad (or any
other text editor) and find your wall types, and there you'll see the
thicknesses of each layer in each wall.
 
 
-Cramer

J. Cramer Silkworth

Transsolar Climate Engineering

Technical consulting for energy efficiency and environmental quality in
buildings.

145 Hudson Street

Suite 402

New York, NY 10013

Office: 212-219-2255

silkworth at transsolar.com


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From: Ratnalee Patil [mailto:ratnalee at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:29 AM
To: trnsys-users at cae.wisc.edu
Subject: [TRNSYS-users] Error: Active layer


Hi everyone,
 
I just came across a problem with Type 56. I had an active layer defined
previously with specifications according to the related guidelines in
TRNSYS document (6.2.4.2.3). While I was trying out different
combinations of pipe diameters and spacing with the flow rates, I closed
the bui file before changing the thickness of the layer above the pipes
(which needs to be greater than 0.3*spacing). Now when I try to reopen
my bui file, I get a window with 'error reading bui file' saying
thickness of layer adjacent to active layer is too small. When I click
OK, the file closes. How do I change this thickness in the bui file if I
can't opn it?
 
I appreciate the help.
 
Thank you,

Ratnalee Patil
Graduate Student
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
(919) 387-2866

Any design element that has only one function is probably a mistake or a
missed opportunity.

 - Amory B. Lovins, 'Green Development', Rocky Mountain Institute




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