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Different Space Discretization Constant per material layer

The Engineering Reference discusses the constant "C" under Basic Finite Difference Solution Approach and specifically says:

> As of version 7, the value of this constant can be controlled by the user with the input field called Space Discretization Constant in the HeatBalanceSettings:ConductionFiniteDifference input object. The discretization method allows CondFD to assign different node spacing or grid size to different material layers in a wall or roof, as building walls and roofs typically consist of several layers of different materials having different thermal properties.

How can this setting be applied to a specific layer? I only could set this for the entire model (all material layers), which extends runtimes significantly. I would like to set this for only one (thinner) layer for project.

Different Space Discretization Constant per material layer

The Engineering Reference discusses the constant "C" under Basic Finite Difference Solution Approach and specifically says:

> As of version 7, the value of this constant can be controlled by the user with the input field called Space Discretization Constant in the HeatBalanceSettings:ConductionFiniteDifference input object. The discretization method allows CondFD to assign different node spacing or grid size to different material layers in a wall or roof, as building walls and roofs typically consist of several layers of different materials having different thermal properties.

How can this setting be applied to a specific layer? I only could set this for the entire model (all material layers), which extends runtimes significantly. I would like to set this for only one (thinner) layer for project.

Different Space Discretization Constant per material layer

The Engineering Reference discusses the constant "C" under Basic Finite Difference Solution Approach and specifically says:

> As of version 7, the value of this constant can be controlled by the user with the input field called Space Discretization Constant in the HeatBalanceSettings:ConductionFiniteDifference input object. The discretization method allows CondFD to assign different node spacing or grid size to different material layers in a wall or roof, as building walls and roofs typically consist of several layers of different materials having different thermal properties.

How can this setting be applied to a specific layer? I only could set this for the entire model (all material layers), which extends runtimes significantly. I would like to set this for only one (thinner) layer for project.