TWOZONE users manual
Abstract
TWOZONE, written in the summer of 1975, analyzes the heating and cooling loads of single family residences for the purpose of investigating the effect on energy consumption of various changes in building design, construction and management. The program evaluates the annual energy demand taking into account (1) various amounts, types, and locations of glass areas in a house; (2) different wall and roof constructions; (3) various amounts and locations of insulation; (4) scheduled thermostat settings; (5) other changes in the building envelope. The model differentiates between the thermal behavior of the north and south zones of a house. (Hence the name TWOZONE). Advantages and disadvantages, the input deck, the output, and a sample output are discussed. A dictionary of variables for TWOZONE, important variables in TWOZONE subroutines and functions, and subroutine and function program descriptions are included.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- October 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8316570G
- Keywords:
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- Buildings;
- Cooling;
- Energy Conservation;
- Heating;
- Solar Energy;
- User Manuals (Computer Programs);
- Algorithms;
- Computer Programs;
- Loads (Forces);
- Thermostats;
- Engineering (General)