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therm50
THERM6.3:
KnowledgeBase
Tip-usetheFindfunctioninyourbrowsertosearchthispage
Lastupdate:
09/11/1311:
31AM
Ifyoudonotfindtheanswertoyourquestiononthiswebpage,pleaseemail THERMHelp@lbl.gov withyourquestion.
CONTENTS
INSTALLINGTHERM
TROUBLESHOOTING
∙** OperatingSystems--MicrosoftWindows7andVista **
∙ArrayOverflowinMesher
∙Minimumcomputerrequirements
∙BoundaryConditionU-factorTags
∙InstallationProblems
∙BoundaryConditionErrorMessage--Inconsistentboundaryconditiondata
∙LicenseAgreement
∙BoundaryConditionsfromolderWINDOW5glazingsystems
∙ReportingComputerSystemInfotoLBNLforTroubleshooting
∙BoundaryConditionsthatarenotsettoAutoEnclosure
∙InfoforITAdministrators
∙Calculationdoesnotwork-- "Troubleopeningfile:
"messageappears
∙RegistrationIssue:
Can'tRememberAccountPassword
NEWFEATURES
∙CheckGravityVectoronCondensationResistanceFilesBeforeSimulating
∙ProjectedFrameDimension
∙Combined CondensationResistanceandU-factorCalculations
∙CondensationResistanceCalculationsinWINDOW5
∙EN673/10077--UsingWINDOW6andTHERM6forEN673Calculations
∙CondensationResistanceCalculation ErrorMessageinWINDOW5
∙MaterialLibrary--GeneralBuildingMaterials
∙Crashdueto"."infilename
∙BoundaryConditionLibrary--Walls,Floors,Ceilings
∙GlazingSystems
∙ImportingTHERMfileintoWINDOWgenerates"Unnamedfilehasabadformat"errormessage
MODELINGGUIDELINESFORNFRC
∙MaterialLibraryUpdate
∙Documentation
∙MeshError--Meshappearstohavegaps
∙UpdatedBoundaryConditionLibrary
∙MigratingFilesfromTHERM5.2�6.3
∙U-factorTagLibraryforCMASTProgram
∙NominalThickness
∙ComparisonofWINDOW5/THERM5andWINDOW6/THERM6ResultsforSpecularGlazingSystems
(LBNLReport,datedJuly19,2010)
∙PrintandPrintPreviewDoesNotShowAModel
TIPS
∙ProgramCrasheswhenZoomingwithWindows95orWindows9
∙DetailedOutputforTHERM
∙Reportdoesnotprint
∙MigratingTHERM5databasestoTHERM6
∙SteadysolutionisdiverginginConRad
∙UnderlayswithAutocad2000and2002
∙Exportingsectionsorpartsofafile(Autocad2000)
∙WholeproductSHGCcalculations
PROGRAMCHANGES
KNOWNBUGS
∙DetailedRadiationModelforFrameCavitiesDisabled
∙FrameCavityEmissivities
∙BoundaryConditionsChangedfromComprehensivetoSimplified
∙TwoAutomaticRadiationEnclosuresintheSameModel
∙CENCavityModelError--InputdataerrorinConRad
∙** Pulldownmenusdon'trespondunderMicrosoftWindow7(OperatingSystem) **
∙InputErrorinConrador"TroublewithIntermediateFiles"
INSTALLINGTHERM:
Minimumcomputerrequirements:
Pentiumclassorbetter.
Atleast64MBofrandomaccessmemory(RAM).Foroptimaloperation, 128 MBormoreofRAMispreferrable.
MicrosoftWindows98TM,Windows2000TM,WindowsMETM, WindowsNTTM.or Windows XPTM,
(TheprogramWILLNOTrunwithWindows3.1TM, WindowsNT3.51TM orWindows95TM).
Harddiskdrivewithatleast40MBofavailablediskspace
PrintersupportedbyMicrosoftWindows(serial,parallel,orsharedoveranetwork).
InstallationProblems
InordertoinstalltheprogramwiththeMicrosoftNT(4.0),2000,andXP, youmustbeAdministrator orpartoftheAdministratorsGroup onyourmachine.TocheckifyouareAdministrator,dothefollowing:
GotoControlPanel,then"UsersandPassword"inMicrosoft2000,or"UserAccounts"inMicrosoftXP
Findthecurrentusername(yours)andlookinthegroupcolumn.Itshouldsay:
Administrators
IfthecurrentusernamedoesNOTsayAdministrators,contactyourITdepartmenttobecomeAdministrator,ortohavesomeonewithAdministratorprivilegesinstalltheprogramonthemachine.
BUGFIXES/NEWFEATURES
ProjectedFrameDimension:
Thereare2newoptionsfortheprojecteddimensionforU-factors:
ProjectedinGlassPlane
CustomRotation
IfthereisaglazingsystemintheTHERMfile,ProjectedinGlassPlaneisnowthedefault.ThisallowsyoutorotatetheglazingsystemwithoutchangingtheU-factor,otherthanartifactsofthemeshsincethemeshworksona90degreegrid.CustomRotationallowsyoutoprojecttheU-factorlengthsontoanarbitraryanglefromvertical.Thiscurrentlyrequiresarecalculationtoupdatetheresults
MaterialLibrary--GeneralBuildingMaterials
LBNLhasmadeaMaterialLibrarythathasmoregeneralbuildingmaterials,whichcanbeusedwhenmodelingcross-sectionsotherthanfenestrationsystems.Clickheretodownloadazipfilewhichcontainsthislibrary(Material-Arch),whichiscalled Material-Arch.zip.UnziptheMaterial-Arch.libfilefromthezipfile,putitintheTHERM'lib"directory(wherethisisdependsonyouroperatingsystem,see Window7/VistaIssues),andtheninTHERM,fromtheMaterialLibrary(accessedfromLibraries/MaterialLibrary)clickthe LoadLib buttontoloaditintotheprogramanduseit.
FortheMicrosoftWindows7operatingsystem
BoundaryConditionLibrary--Walls,Floors,Ceilings
LBNLhasmadeaBoundaryConditionLibrarywithentriesforhorizontalandverticalinteriorandexteriorsurfaces,suchaswalls,floorsandceilings,thatcanbeusedformodelingcross-sectionsotherthanfenestrationsystems.TheBoundaryConditionsarebasedontheASHRAE2009HandbookofFundamentals,Chapter26,Table1.SurfaceConductancesandResistancesforAir.Downloadthezipfilecalled BC-Arch.zip,andunzipitintotheTHERM"lib"directory(wherethisisdependsonyouroperatingsystem,see Window7/VistaIssues),andtheninTHERM,fromtheBoundaryConditionLibrary(accessedfromLibraries/BoundaryConditions"clickonthe LoadLib buttontoloaditintotheprogramanduseit.
MODELINGGUIDELINESFORNFRC:
Documentation:
The THERM6.3/WINDOW6.3NFRCSimulationManual isavailableinPDFformatfromthiswebsite.ItcontainsmuchmoredetailedinformationaboutNFRCmodelingrulesthanthisFAQ.
UpdatedBoundaryConditionLibrary:
AfewchangeshavebeenmadetotheTHERM6BoundaryConditionLibrary:
∙TheInteriorFrameBoundaryConditionsfor20degreetiltmodelshasbeencorrected
∙BoundaryConditionshavebeenaddedforNFRCCMASpacers("CMASpacerIndoor"and"CMASpacerOutdoor")
TheInteriorFrameBoundaryConditionsfor20DegreeTiltcaseswerewrongintheTHERM5program,andalsoinitialreleasesofTHERM6.ThecurrentreleaseofTHERM6hasthecorrectvaluesintheBC.LIBfile.
Hereisacomparisonoftheold(wrong)andnew(correct)values:
BoundaryConditionName
OLD/WRONG
ConvectiveFilmCoefficient(hc)W/m2K
CORRECT
ConvectiveFilmCoefficient(hc)W/m2K
Interior(20Tilt)Wood/VinylFrame(convectiononly)
3.38
3.09
Interior(20Tilt)ThermallyBrokenAluminumFrame(convectiononly)
4.38
4.09
Interior(20Tilt)ThermallyImprovedAluminumFrame(convectiononly)
4.60
4.32
Interior(20Tilt)AluminumFrame(convectiononly)
4.94
4.65
BC-T6-20TiltFix-CMA.zip (clicktodownload)containsthenewcorrectedvaluesfortheseBoundaryConditionsinafilecalledBC-T6-20TiltFix-CMA.lib.Youcankeepthatname,andusethe"Load"featureintheBoundaryConditionLibrarytogetthenewvalues,oryoucanrenameittoBC.LIBandputitintheappropriatedirectory(dependingonyouroperatingsystem)andoverwriteyourold(wrong)BC.LIB.WhichmethodyouchoosewilldependonwhetheryouhavemadecustomboundaryconditionsinyourexistingBC.LIBthatwouldgetoverwrittenifyoureplacedthatBC.LIBwiththenewone.
U-factorTagLibraryforCMASTProgram
ClickheretodownladUFactor.zip,whichcontainsthefile"UFactor.lib",whichcontainsaU-factortagcalled"Spacer"whichcanbeusedintheCMASTprogram.Copythisfileintothe"Lib"folderoftheTHERM6directory.Thelocationofthisfolderwilldependonyouroperatingsystem.ForXP,thisfolderislocatedinC:
\ProgramFiles\LBNL\THERM6\Lib.ForWindows7, seethisarticleaboutTHERMfilelocations.ThisfileiscontainedinTHERM6installsstartingwithversion6.3.18,dated12/13/2010.
TIPS
MigratingWINDOW5databasestoWINDOW6
ThereareafewthingstobeawareofwhenmigratingdatabasesfromWINDOW5toWINDOW6.Seethis PowerPointpresentation fromatrainingsessionaboutthisissue.
PROGRAMCHANGES
DetailedRadiationModelforFrameCavitiesDisabled
TheDetailedRadiationModelchoiceforframecavitieshasbeendisabledbecausethecalculationwasbeingdoneincorrectly.Thisfeaturewillbeaddedbacktotheprogramatsomepointinthefuture.
Inaddition,aDetailedRadiationModelforframecavitiesisnotdefinedintheCENprocedures,soevenwhenweadddetailedradiationbacktoframecavities,itwillonlyapplytotheISO15099framecavitymodel.
NEWFEATURES
AutomaticRadiationEnclosure:
THERM5.0nowhasafeaturethatallowstheradiationenclosuremodeltobeactivatedwithoutactuallydrawingtheradiationenclosuregeometry.WhenWINDOW5glazingsystemsareimportedintoaTHERMfile,atthebottomoftheInsertGlazingSystemdialogbox,theInteriorBoundaryConditioncanbesetto"Useconvectionplusenclosureradiation".Whenthischoiceisselected,andtheboundaryconditionsaregeneratedfortheglazingsystem,doubleclickingonaboundaryconditionsegmentwillshowa RadiationModel settingof"AutoEnclosure".Thismeansthattheprogramwillmodelaradiationenclosurethatincludesalltheboundarysegmentsthathavethissetting.ItisalsopossibletochangetheRadiationModelsettingafterboundaryconditionshavebeengeneratedbygoing
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