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(OpenStudio) Zone thermal has spaces with different floors

Hello, I have a problem with a simulation,is there anybody answer my question.I made a building with 2 floor in openstuio with 6 zone thermal,some of thermal has different floors for example zone 1 inclodes 4 space with diferent floors (first floor and second floor),and zone thermal 2 has 2 spaces in diferent floor.Rightnow, there is some problem for simulation and adding HVAC equipments because the srepaces in the same thermal zones don't have the same story ,on the other hand ,when I transfer the file to energy plus there are some warning for example this warning (Warning * CalculateZoneVolume: The Zone="THERMAL ZONE 1" is not fully enclosed. To be fully enclosed, each edge of a surface must also be an edge on one other surface. * ~~~ * The zone volume was calculated using the floor area times ceiling height method where the floor and ceiling are the same except for the z-coordinates. * ~~~ * The surface "SURFACE 102" has an edge that is either not an edge on another surface or is an edge on three or more surfaces: * ~~~ * Vertex start { 21.3399, 3.1865, 3.0000} * ~~~ ** Vertex end { 31.4355, 3.1865, 3.0000})

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(OpenStudio) Zone thermal has spaces with different floors

Hello, I have a problem with a simulation,is there anybody answer my question.I made a building with 2 floor in openstuio with 6 zone thermal,some of thermal has different floors for example zone 1 inclodes 4 space with diferent floors (first floor and second floor),and zone thermal 2 has 2 spaces in diferent floor.Rightnow, there is some problem for simulation and adding HVAC equipments because the srepaces in the same thermal zones don't have the same story ,on the other hand ,when I transfer the file to energy plus there are some warning for example this warning (Warning *

Warning ** CalculateZoneVolume: The Zone="THERMAL ZONE 1" is not fully enclosed. To be fully enclosed, each edge of a surface must also be an edge on one other surface.
   *   ~~~   * **   ~~~   **   The zone volume was calculated using the floor area times ceiling height method where the floor and ceiling are the same except for the z-coordinates.
   *   ~~~   * **   ~~~   **   The surface    "SURFACE 102" has an edge that is either not an edge on another surface or is an edge on three or more surfaces: 
   *   ~~~   * **   ~~~   **     Vertex start { 21.3399, 3.1865, 3.0000}
   * **   ~~~   **     Vertex end   { 31.4355, 3.1865, 3.0000})

3.0000}

Thank you for your answer!

(OpenStudio) Zone thermal has spaces with different floors

Hello, I have a problem with a simulation,is there anybody answer my question.I made a building with 2 floor floors, and 6 thermal zones in openstuio with 6 zone thermal,some of thermal has Openstudio, some of thermal zones have different floors for example zone 1 inclodes 4 space with diferent spaces with different floors (first floor and second floor),and zone thermal 2 has 2 spaces in diferent floor.Rightnow, there is some problem for simulation and adding HVAC equipments because the srepaces ,because there is not all of the spaces in the same thermal zones don't have the same story zone( but different floors)in the HVAC parts (only one of them) ,on the other hand ,when I transfer the file to energy plus there are some warning for example this warning

Warning ** CalculateZoneVolume: The Zone="THERMAL ZONE 1" is not fully enclosed. To be fully enclosed, each edge of a surface must also be an edge on one other surface.
   **   ~~~   **   The zone volume was calculated using the floor area times ceiling height method where the floor and ceiling are the same except for the z-coordinates.
   **   ~~~   **   The surface    "SURFACE 102" has an edge that is either not an edge on another surface or is an edge on three or more surfaces: 
   **   ~~~   **     Vertex start { 21.3399, 3.1865, 3.0000}
   **   ~~~   **     Vertex end   { 31.4355, 3.1865, 3.0000}

Thank you for your answer!

(OpenStudio) Zone thermal has spaces with different floors

Hello, I have a problem with a simulation,is there anybody answer my question.I made a building with 2 floors, and 6 thermal zones in Openstudio, some of thermal zones have different floors for example zone 1 inclodes 4 spaces with different floors (first floor and second floor),and zone thermal 2 has 2 spaces in diferent floor.Rightnow, there is some problem for simulation and adding HVAC equipments ,because there is not all of the spaces in the same thermal zone( but different floors)in the HVAC parts (only one of them) ,on the other hand ,when I transfer the file to energy plus there are some warning for example this warning

Warning ** CalculateZoneVolume: The Zone="THERMAL ZONE 1" is not fully enclosed. To be fully enclosed, each edge of a surface must also be an edge on one other surface.
   **   ~~~   **   The zone volume was calculated using the floor area times ceiling height method where the floor and ceiling are the same except for the z-coordinates.
   **   ~~~   **   The surface    "SURFACE 102" has an edge that is either not an edge on another surface or is an edge on three or more surfaces: 
   **   ~~~   **     Vertex start { 21.3399, 3.1865, 3.0000}
   **   ~~~   **     Vertex end   { 31.4355, 3.1865, 3.0000}

Thank you for your answer!