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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Dear Monika,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=101595118-29092006><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>To learn more about the handshaking
mechanisms between ESP-r's building thermal and CFD modelling domains, I
recommend that you take a look at my Ph.D. thesis, which is available in the
"publications" section of ESRU's web site. Chapter 5 is of particular
relevance.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=101595118-29092006><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=101595118-29092006><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>- Ian</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk
[mailto:esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Monika
Hall<BR><B>Sent:</B> September 12, 2006 09:06<BR><B>To:</B>
esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [esp-r] handshaking
mechanism<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=DE-CH
style="mso-ansi-language: DE-CH"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: DE-CH"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I’m
new with ESP-r and I have a question about the handshaking mechanism at the
CFD model.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">My
model is a single office with a large window faced south, an air inlet on the
north side and an air outlet on the south side. The office has an air change
rate of 1.5 ac/h, witch means that free convection is dominant (Gr/Re^2
>> 1).<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I
have installed a flow network and would like to install a CFD zone as well.
What I would like to know is the temperature and air velocity field in the
office.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">After reading some publications my choice is a
k-e-model with:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3>Yuan
log law for the vertical walls<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
size=3>Neumann log law for ceiling and
floor.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>But
I’m confused about the different possibilities of handshake mechanism<SPAN
class=829585812-12092006>s</SPAN>:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3>no 3
or 4 or 5 for internal vertical walls
(Yuan)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3>no11
at the window (Yuan) and<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3>no 6
or 7 at floor/ceiling (Neumann)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Has
anyone experience with the handshaking mechanism? I would be glad if someone
could help me.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Thank you<SPAN
class=829585812-12092006>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=829585812-12092006></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=829585812-12092006>Best
regards</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3><SPAN
class=829585812-12092006>Monika</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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