EnergyPlus View Factor Calculation

Kunwar, Niraj [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)]; DeGraw, Jason [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)]

doi:10.11578/dc.20260521.1

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EnergyPlus View Factor Calculation

Kunwar, Niraj [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)]·DeGraw, Jason [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)]

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Abstract

The Python code takes EnergyPlus input files and creates input for the View3D program, executes the View3D program, then inserts the respective view factors into the EnergyPlus input file, thus streamlining the process of view factor calculation and modification of the EnergyPlus input file.

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Kunwar, Niraj [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)], DeGraw, Jason [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)]. 2026-05-13. EnergyPlus View Factor Calculation. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20260521.1

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