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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE-CH link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Artur,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>does the model which works use the same climate file? Have you tried increasing the simulation time span incrementally? Have you then tried simulating “around the problem time” with a short simulation period? The only issue that comes to mind here to me is some problem with climate data at a certain date (assuming all else does not change during the year?).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Possibly firing up the simulation via text mode and piping the output to a file can help. Sometimes messages are gathered here, that show what the issue is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That is all I can think of, right now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Achim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk [mailto:esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>amisz22<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 14. November 2016 20:36<br><b>An:</b> esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk<br><b>Betreff:</b> [esp-r] simulation<br><b>Wichtigkeit:</b> Hoch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Dear Users, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Could you please help me with solving the below issue: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> I have created a building model (geometry and the building envelope) and tried to do some simulation. It worked properly when I did it for a period of 3 months ( 1<sup>st</sup> of Jan until 31<sup>st</sup> of March), but when I try to do it for a period of six month or longer, there is an error popping up and the simulation process never ends and so the results are not saved. However at the same time when I try to carry out simulation for a different type of building using the same laptop, it works correctly despite the period of time that I choose. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><br>Do any of you know, what could be the reason of the issue described above? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Thank you in advance for your help. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Artur. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>