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Operative Temperature Plateaus Around 36°C Despite No Cooling or Ventilation

I'm running overheating simulations in EnergyPlus for a residential building in a hot climate (Damascus, Syria). Even under RCP 8.5 and extreme heatwave conditions (+8°C), the operative temperature never exceeds ~36°C. There is no mechanical cooling or active ventilation in the model.

Is this a known limitation in EnergyPlus? Has anyone experienced this or know how to verify the cause?

Thanks!

Operative Temperature Plateaus Around 36°C Despite No Cooling or Ventilation

I'm running overheating simulations in EnergyPlus for a residential building in a hot climate (Damascus, Syria). Even under RCP 8.5 and extreme heatwave conditions (+8°C), the operative temperature never exceeds ~36°C. There is no mechanical cooling or active ventilation in the model.

Is this a known limitation in EnergyPlus? Has anyone experienced this or know how to verify the cause?

Thanks!

Operative Temperature Plateaus Around 36°C Despite No Cooling or Ventilation

I'm running overheating simulations in EnergyPlus for a residential building in a hot climate (Damascus, Syria). Even under RCP 8.5 and extreme heatwave conditions (+8°C), the operative temperature never exceeds ~36°C. There is no mechanical cooling or active ventilation in the model.

Is this a known limitation in EnergyPlus? Has anyone experienced this or know how to verify the cause?

Thanks!

Operative Temperature Plateaus Around 36°C Despite No Cooling or Ventilation

I'm running overheating simulations in EnergyPlus for a residential building in a hot climate (Damascus, Syria). Even under RCP 8.5 and extreme heatwave conditions (+8°C), the operative temperature never exceeds ~36°C. There is no mechanical cooling or active ventilation in the model.

Is this a known limitation in EnergyPlus? Has anyone experienced this or know how to verify the cause?

here'S a link to the idf: https://tubcloud.tu-berlin.de/s/KrRNBf7SKBMZMzx

Thanks!

Operative Temperature Plateaus Around 36°C Despite No Cooling or Ventilation

I'm running overheating simulations in EnergyPlus for a residential building in a hot climate (Damascus, Syria). Even under RCP 8.5 and extreme heatwave conditions (+8°C), the operative temperature never exceeds ~36°C. There is no mechanical cooling or active ventilation in the model.

Is this a known limitation in EnergyPlus? Has anyone experienced this or know how to verify the cause?

here'S here's a link to the idf: https://tubcloud.tu-berlin.de/s/KrRNBf7SKBMZMzx

Thanks!