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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Omar,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">the automatic calculation of the convective heat transfer coefficient is only valid and it only works for the inner surface of a wall. This error
message means that you’ve activated the automatic calculation on the outer surface, by setting the option “internal calculation” on the heat transfer coefficient “back” in the wall type manager, this is only allowed for surfaces adjacent to two thermal zones.
Just switch it to user-defined and choose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">a standard value e.g. 64 kJ/(hm²K) for external walls or 11 kJ/(hm²K) for internal walls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Jochen
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Lam<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">TRNSYS Software Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Curiestraße 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Email: <a href="mailto:jlam@transsolar.com"><span style="color:blue">jlam@transsolar.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Von:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> TRNSYS-users [mailto:trnsys-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Omar Abu-Hamdeh<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 4. August 2014 21:13<br>
<b>An:</b> trnsys-users@cae.wisc.edu<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [TRNSYS-users] Simulation Error<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">When attempting to run my simulation, an error window appears and says that there are 2 errors in the deck file. Here are the errors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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*** Fatal Error at time : 0.000000<br>
Generated by Unit : 56<br>
Generated by Type : 56<br>
Message : Error in automatic heat transfer calculation for surface 2 or its adjacent surface!: Automatic heat transfer calculation is only allowed on surfaces within a zone. Please check building input file (.bui)!<br>
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*** Fatal Error at time : 0.000000<br>
Generated by Unit : 56<br>
Generated by Type : 56<br>
Message : Error in automatic heat transfer calculation for surface 2 or its adjacent surface!: Automatic heat transfer calculation is only allowed on surfaces within a zone. Please check building input file (.bui)!<br>
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*** Simulation stopped with errors<br>
Total Notices : 17<br>
Total Warnings : 0<br>
Total Fatal Errors : 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Any help would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Omar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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