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model water on top of the basement

asked 2023-11-13 09:38:18 -0500

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updated 2023-11-15 16:58:36 -0500

Hello Everyone, I am working on a project that has a water(lake) on top of the roof of basement, is there a way to model water in openstudio ? thank you

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answered 2023-11-13 13:26:05 -0500

You may be able to use the SurfaceProperty:Underwater to specify that the surface is adjacent to water. I believe it was added to EnergyPlus to model a vessel moving in water.

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Thank you,Shorowit. Could you fo me a favor and help with another question ? The building that i am working on it is all curtain wall and surrounded with water(pool). Is there a way to model the surrounded water to see the effect of reflectivity of water? I am currently using surfaceproperty:GroundSurfaces, do u have better idea? Thanks for your time and consideratin

payam's avatar payam  ( 2023-11-13 17:44:03 -0500 )edit

@payam if this is a question for a new topic, can you please search existing posts to see if someone else has already asked this? If not, the please create a new post.

Aaron Boranian's avatar Aaron Boranian  ( 2023-11-14 12:45:21 -0500 )edit

Hello Aaron Thank you, i will ask it in separate question. Thank you.

payam's avatar payam  ( 2023-12-09 18:03:47 -0500 )edit

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