[TRNSYS-users] Shading Mask

[David Bradley]

Julie,
  Your understanding is correct. If the mountains surrounding the valley 
are approximately the same height all around you can use Type64 which 
offers a slight simplification in that the same mask is considered by 
all of the openings (or facades) of the building.
Best,
  David


On 7/5/2010 04:25, Julie Lestrade wrote:
> Dear Trnsys-users,
>
> I'm currently investigating the shading masks object. My building is 
> located in a valley so I would like to take into account the moutain 
> around it.
>
> If I understood well the trnsys type 68 Shading Mask, I have to 
> consider the mask for an opening. Does that mean I have to use a mask 
> for each wall (including the roof). So I would type the azimuth and 
> the relative obstruction angle in the external file of type 68 and 
> then link this mask to each wall of my building and it will calculate 
> the actual radiation (direct and beam) received by each wall ??
>
> Thank you for your answer
>
>
> *Julie LESTRADE
> Building Efficiency Design Engineer
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