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1. PCMs integrated in walls or similar (Nika Gerbec)<br>
2. Re: PCMs integrated in walls or similar (hotline)<br>
3. Reflective insulation (Yossef Ibrahimi)<br>
4. Re: Dynamic efficiency (Seyyed Tajdaran)<br>
<br><br>---------- Mensaje reenviado ----------<br>From: Nika Gerbec <<a href="mailto:nikagerbec@gmail.com">nikagerbec@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org">trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 09:56:55 +0100<br>Subject: [TRNSYS-users] PCMs integrated in walls or similar<br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#20124d">Hello</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#20124d"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#20124d">I've been studying how PCM materials integrated in the walls can contribute to energy efficency of buildings. I am trying to simulate this with TRNSYS but I am missing a PCM type or modul for this. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#20124d"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#20124d">Does anybody has an experience working with PCMs and can share type with me? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#20124d"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;color:#20124d">Thank you in advance<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div class="m_-3537372521976568777gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#666666">Nika Gerbec</font></div></div>
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<br><br>---------- Mensaje reenviado ----------<br>From: hotline <<a href="mailto:hotline@transsolar.com">hotline@transsolar.com</a>><br>To: "TRNSYS users mailing list at OneBuilding.org" <<a href="mailto:trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org">trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 09:02:28 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [TRNSYS-users] PCMs integrated in walls or similar<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Dear Nika,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>what about TS nostand Type 399?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Best<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE"> TRNSYS-users [mailto:<a href="mailto:trnsys-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">trnsys-users-bounces@<wbr>lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Nika Gerbec via TRNSYS-users<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> 08 November 2017 09:57<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Nika Gerbec <<a href="mailto:nikagerbec@gmail.com" target="_blank">nikagerbec@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [TRNSYS-users] PCMs integrated in walls or similar<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#20124d">I've been studying how PCM materials integrated in the walls can contribute to energy efficency of buildings. I am trying to simulate this with TRNSYS but I am missing a
PCM type or modul for this. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666">Nika Gerbec</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<br><br>---------- Mensaje reenviado ----------<br>From: Yossef Ibrahimi <<a href="mailto:yossefibrahimi@yahoo.com">yossefibrahimi@yahoo.com</a>><br>To: "TRNSYS Users Mailing List at OneBuilding.org" <<a href="mailto:trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org">trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 10:34:50 +0000 (UTC)<br>Subject: [TRNSYS-users] Reflective insulation<br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>I try to model a roof with an "air gap" and "reflective insulation", but It's not possible to specify the longwave emission and the absorptance coefficient for each layer (<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">TRNSYS 17)</span>.</div><div>Shall I create a zone with a height=air gap above the roof, and use the carachteristics of the reflective insulation for the back side of the roof and front side of this aditionnal zone ?</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Yossef</div></div></div><br><br>---------- Mensaje reenviado ----------<br>From: Seyyed Tajdaran <<a href="mailto:stajdaran@brookes.ac.uk">stajdaran@brookes.ac.uk</a>><br>To: Jeff Thornton <<a href="mailto:thornton@tess-inc.com">thornton@tess-inc.com</a>><br>Cc: "TRNSYS users mailing list at OneBuilding.org" <<a href="mailto:trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org">trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>><br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 10:52:11 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [TRNSYS-users] Dynamic efficiency<br><div dir="ltr">That's brilliant<div><br></div><div>The thing I am just struggling to follow is, if for instance for a boiler the input value for the boiler efficiency is set and the Macro button is toggled, are we expecting the efficiency to stay fixed during the time? and how the macro is impleneted here. The problem is I can't find the documentation of Boiler's in 2017 version. </div><div><br></div><div><img alt="Inline images 1" width="0" height="0" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 November 2017 at 15:30, Jeff Thornton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thornton@tess-inc.com" target="_blank">thornton@tess-inc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Sadjad,</div><div id="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290AppleMailSignature">Absolutely that's how TRNSYS works. TRNSYS models take time independent values called PARAMETERS and time-dependent values called INPUTS together to calculate the OUTPUTS from the model. The inputs can be from another model, set to a constant value, read from an external file, set by a function etc.</div><div id="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290AppleMailSignature">We have several "heating unit" models and they differ on how they calculate the performance. Most read a performance data file that returns a value based on the inlet operating conditions.</div><div id="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290AppleMailSignature">Jeff</div><div id="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290AppleMailSignature">TESS LLC<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><div class="m_5244773327940156109h5"><div><br>On Nov 7, 2017, at 3:40 AM, Seyyed Tajdaran via TRNSYS-users <<a href="mailto:trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">trnsys-users@lists.onebuildin<wbr>g.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Hello all<div><br></div><div>I am looking into use TRNSYS for dynamic simulation. However, I am struggling to find out if the software actually works in a dynamic condition. To be specific I would like to know if the efficiency of a heating unit is calculated as a function of the relevant parameters (i.e. time, temperature, pressure)??? <br><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Warm regards,</div><div>Sadjad</div>-- <br><div class="m_5244773327940156109m_-4486687709561328290gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:12.8px">Sadjad Tajdaran</b><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">PhD Candidate | Research Assistant</span><br><br><font size="1">Oxford Brookes University, School of Architecture, Faculty of Technology Design and Environment</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="1">Architectural Engineering Group</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="1">JP203, </font><span style="font-size:x-small">John Payne Building,</span><span style="font-size:x-small">Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, UK, OX3 0BP</span></div></div></div>
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