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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear TRNSYS Users, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I have two questions about building simulation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>I would like to introduce some coldbridge effects in a building model, created with Trnsys3D-SketchUp. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>As I see, a way to do it is to add a new wall to the zone, and define it as Coldbridge. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>To do this, the program asks me to change the geometry model from “3D” to “manual” or “mixed”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>But in this way I lose the possibility to simulate with detailed internal and external radiation mode. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>Do you know if there is another way to consider coldbridge effects, which functions with detailed radiation mode?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>Is there anyone who tried to do it? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>In Volume 5 of the TRNsys Manual the difference between “3D”, “manual” and “mixed” geometry mode is explained.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>In “mixed” mode it says that only detailed external shading is considered. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>As I understand from this, if I use this mode, I should need the shading matrix file to run the simulation and to consider external shading. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>But I tried to run the simulation pulling out the .shm file from the folder where the .b17 file is, and the simulation runs without errors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>So I think that it does not need .shm file to function. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>I pulled out the .ism, .shd too, and I see that it does not use them too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US>So, my question is: how does “mixed” mode consider detailed external shading? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks and best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Verdiana Russo<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>