.IDEAS.Buildings.Components.BaseClasses.RadiativeHeatTransfer.ExteriorSolarAbsorption

Information

Transmitted shortwave solar radiation is distributed over all surfaces in the zone in a prescribed scale. This scale is an input value which may be dependent on the shape of the zone and the location of the windows, but literature [Liesen 1997] shows that the overall model is not significantly sensitive to this assumption.

References

[Liesen 1997]: R.J. Liesen, and C.O. Pedersen, "An evaluation of inside surface heat balance models for cooling load calculations," ASHRAE Transactions, vol. 103, no. 2, pp. 485-502, 1997.

Revisions

• August 12, 2020 by Filip Jorissen:
  No longer using connector and initial equation for epsSw. #1162.
• October 29, 2018 by Filip Jorissen:
  Improved documentation for #950.
• Refactored solar absorption to include parameter for A.