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Re: [TRNSYS-users] Azimuth
Dear Angela,
For your building, located in the southern hemisphere, the azimuths
should be:
Azimuth of surface 1 (facing North) = 0
Azimuth of surface 2 (facing South) = 180
Azimuth of surface 3 (facing East) = -90
Azimuth of surface 4 (facing West) = 90.
The best way to check the results is to run the simulation during one
particular day and, using an on-line plotter, compare the radiation on
each tilted surface in order to check if the beam radiation is in accord
to what you expect. I am attaching in a separate email an example with
the calculation of solar radiation on 4 vertical surfaces, each with a
different azimuth, in Melbourne. You can see that with these azimuths,
the results give you zero beam radiation in surface 2 (facing south),
zero beam radiation during the morning on surface 4 (facing west), and
zero beam radiation during the afternoon on surface.
Best regards,
Diego
Angela Marcela Fandino Sepulveda wrote:
Dear Michael,
My name is Angela Fandino. I am modeling a building with TRNSYS in
Melbourne Australia (Southern Hemisphere). The building is facing North
and I have been using the following Azimuths:
Azimuth of surface 1 (facing North) = 0
Azimuth of surface 2 (facing South) = 180
Azimuth of surface 3 (facing East) = 90
Azimuth of surface 4 (facing West) = 270.
After looking at this link:
http://sel.me.wisc.edu/trnsys/mailinglist/archive2003/msg00149.html
it is a bit confusing for me to know if I am using the correct values.
I was wondering if you could please advice/comment on it.
I really appreciate your time and assistance.
Kind Regards,
Angela
--
Diego A. Arias
TRNSYS Coordinator
Solar Energy Laboratory
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1500 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706