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Progetto SIMEA - Automatica - Università degli Studi di Padova

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<strong>SIMEA</strong> Stato dell’arte energetica <strong>degli</strong> e<strong>di</strong>fici<br />

1.3.7. Opaque<br />

Draws a detail of wall or roof sections, calculates Uvalue,<br />

timelag, and decrement factor. It plots temperature drop<br />

through the section. Draws 2-D daily and 3-D annual plots of<br />

outdoor and sol-air temperatures, normal and total surface<br />

ra<strong>di</strong>ation, and heat flow through the envelope. It was originally<br />

called SOLAR-3.<br />

1.3.7.1. Expertise Required<br />

Intended to be self-instructional; requires only basic<br />

familiarity with computers and architectural vocabulary.<br />

1.3.7.2. Users<br />

95<br />

Doc.No 20100610.<strong>SIMEA</strong>.MR.03<br />

Versione 1<br />

Estimated in the hundreds; known to run in many schools of architecture in the U.S. and in dozens of<br />

architectural firms.<br />

1.3.7.3. Au<strong>di</strong>ence<br />

Students of architecture, architects.<br />

1.3.7.4. Input<br />

Layers of wall or roof section, thermal characteristics of materials.<br />

1.3.7.5. Output<br />

Section detail drawing, graphic performance plots.<br />

1.3.7.6. Computer Platform<br />

PC-compatible, or any DOS machine.<br />

1.3.7.7. Programming Language<br />

The .EXE file runs under DOS or Windows<br />

1.3.7.8. Strengths<br />

User-friendly, highly graphic.<br />

1.3.7.9. Weaknesses<br />

Limited set of buil<strong>di</strong>ng materials.

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