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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Hello <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I use the ground coupling model Type703 from TESS
together with type 56 with floor heating. I hope that is suitable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
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written: "It is important to note that the surface temperature (T</span></font><font
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'>in Figure 4) is
the same in all these calculations" What does that mean? The surface temp
is an input and will vary due to room temp and floor heating supply temp (I
have used slab node temp in my case with floor heating).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'>Using the option
of putting insulation on the ground around the house (top insulation) by
defining parameter 18 and 19. How can I calculate the insulation width in
meters from the number of nodes as the nodes does not seem to be evenly
distributed along the near field in the figure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Is there a good way to define the ground surface
temperature and amplitude having the climatic data from METEONORM? I know that undisturbed
ground temperature = annual average outdoor temp is a good assumption in locations
with little snow. In locations with lots of snow the ground temperature is
higher.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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