[Solved]Possibility of simulation PCM in honeybee

Hi Mostapha and Chris,

I want to analyze and set Phase change material (PCM) into energyplus honeybee.

My question is:

Is it possible create PCM and prepare simulation parameters in grasshopper honebee?

and also, what is the best way for that?

Thanks in advance.

-M

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Permalink Reply by Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari on August 12, 2016 at 6:50am

Hi Mohammad,

There is no reason not to be able to do that in Honeybee. Honeybee accepts EnergyPlus materials and constructions as string (text) so as far as you have the right definition it should work. Also read my reply here: http://www.grasshopper3d.com/group/ladybug/forum/topics/pcm-materia...

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on August 12, 2016 at 11:20am

Mohammad,

To do this, you will have to use the additionaStrings input of the simulation component. You want to add a MaterialProperty:PhaseChange object to the EnergyPlus file using these additionaStrings similar to what is done in this example that adds an evaporative cooling tower through additionalSrtrings:

http://hydrashare.github.io/hydra/viewer?owner=chriswmackey&for...

Your MaterialProperty:PhaseChange object will have to reference the name of a material that you have assigned to a HBObject using the Honeybee components. Here is some more information on how the text of the MaterialProperty:PhaseChange object should be input:

http://bigladdersoftware.com/epx/docs/8-0/input-output-reference/pa...

Hope this helps,

-Chris

Permalink Reply by OH_Dimore on August 14, 2016 at 2:45am