[esp-r] Re: capability questions

[Jon Hand]

It is possible to edit the wind speeds in the climate file
to match your own ideas of wind speed and direction.

It is possible to describe a mass flow network which has
openings to the outside and the flows can be calculated
as a function of the changing temperatures and pressures
at each timestep. Control can be applied to these openings.

It is possble to desribe a surface covered with water and
have ESP-r pay attention to the latent exchanges at that
surface.

Micotoxins tends to require a high resolution model
and tracking moisture within surfaces as well as local 
humidity.  This is possible (but requires lots of information 
and some persistence).

ESP-r used to have a well-used facility to track the 
growth of micotoxins.  This faility has not been used
much recently and might need a bit of work to
bring its interface up to current standards.

We would welcome interested parties who would
like to explore and perhaps evolve these faciltiies.

-ESRU

-----Original Message-----
From: esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk on behalf of Daniel Lieberman
Sent: Thu 3/1/2007 10:40 PM
To: esp-r at lists.strath.ac.uk
Subject: [esp-r]  capability questions
 
Hi,
 
I've been considering using esp-r for a mold growth analysis of an
office floor.  The goal is to monitor the temperature and humidity of
the various building finishes over the course of a couple of
(simulation) months.  I have a couple of questions that I was not able
to find answers for on the webpage or in the cookbook.
 
Is it straight forward to design open exterior windows into the building
model and prescribe a windy boundary conditions with a given relative
humidity?
 
Can the boundary conditions easily be prescribed to vary with time?
 
Can a pool of standing water be specified on the floor?
 
Thanks,
 
Dan
 
Daniel Lieberman, Ph.D.
Exponent Failure Analysis Associates