Boundary Condition using SurfaceProperty:OtherSideCoefficients

I'm setting the boundary condition for all 6 surfaces of one zone including a ceiling, a floor, and four walls using "SurfaceProperty:OtherSideCoefficients".

When I checked the outputs of "Surface Other Side Coefficients Exterior Air Drybulb Temperature", I found out that one of the object (Ceiling_BoundaryCondition) is always zero during the simulation time even though all the inputs are set as same as other objects. I'm not sure what makes this difference and need your help.

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<"Surface Other Side Coefficients Exterior Air Drybulb Temperature" Outputs> The temperature calculated for Ceiling Boundary showing "0" not like other boundary conditions at the floor and walls. image description

manatee

asked 2020-11-08 18:21:20 -0500

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__AmirRoth__

updated 2020-11-09 07:15:07 -0500

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I ended up answering my own "stupid" question here - just for people who might make the same mistake...

Make sure if you select "OtherSideCoefficients" in "Outside Boundary Condition" at BuildingSurface:Detailed inputs, especially when you edit your idf in a text editor. If, for instance, "Outside Boundary Condition" is set to "Outdoors" as we usually put for exterior surfaces, "Surface Other Side Coefficients Exterior Air Drybulb Temperature" outputs would show "0" than whatever you expected.

Sorry for this mistake-driven question here and thank you, unmethours! :)

manatee

answered 2020-11-12 15:43:30 -0500