# ================================================= # Sample UWGv4.2 simulation initialization parameters # Chris Mackey,2017 # ================================================= # ================================================= # REQUIRED PARAMETERS # ================================================= # Urban characteristics bldHeight,10, # average building height (m) bldDensity,0.5, # urban area building plan density (0-1) verToHor,0.8, # urban area vertical to horizontal ratio h_mix,1, # fraction of building HVAC waste heat set to the street canyon [as opposed to the roof] charLength,1000, # dimension of a square that encompasses the whole neighborhood [aka. characteristic length] (m) albRoad,0.1, # road albedo (0 - 1) dRoad,0.5, # road pavement thickness (m) kRoad,1, # road pavement conductivity (W/m K) cRoad,1600000, # road volumetric heat capacity (J/m^3 K) sensAnth,20, # non-building sensible heat at street level [aka. heat from cars, pedestrians, street cooking, etc. ] (W/m^2) # Climate Zone (Eg. City) # 1A(Miami) # 2A(Houston) # 2B(Phoenix) # 3A(Atlanta) # 3B-CA(Los Angeles) # 3B(Las Vegas) # 3C(San Francisco) # 4A(Baltimore) # 4B(Albuquerque) # 4C(Seattle) # 5A(Chicago) # 5B(Boulder) # 6A(Minneapolis) # 6B(Helena) # 7(Duluth) # 8(Fairbanks) zone,1A, # Vegetation parameters grasscover,0.1, # Fraction of the urban ground covered in grass/shrubs only (0-1) treeCover,0.1, # Fraction of the urban ground covered in trees (0-1) vegStart,4, # The month in which vegetation starts to evapotranspire (leaves are out) vegEnd,10, # The month in which vegetation stops evapotranspiring (leaves fall) albVeg,0.25, # Vegetation albedo latGrss,0.4, # Fraction of the heat absorbed by grass that is latent (goes to evaporating water) latTree,0.6, # Fraction of the heat absorbed by trees that is latent (goes to evaporating water) rurVegCover,0.9, # Fraction of the rural ground covered by vegetation # Traffic schedule [1 to 24 hour], SchTraffic, 0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.4,0.7,0.9,0.9,0.6,0.6,0.6,0.6,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,0.9,0.8,0.8,0.7,0.3,0.2,0.2, # Weekday 0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.7,0.7,0.7,0.5,0.4,0.3,0.2,0.2, # Saturday 0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.3,0.3,0.2,0.2, # Sunday # Fraction of building stock for each DOE Building type (pre-80's build, 80's-present build, new) # Note that sum(bld) must be equal to 1 # Choose from the following building types: # FullServiceRestaurant # Hospital # LargeHotel # LargeOffice # MediumOffice # MidRiseApartment # OutPatient # PrimarySchool # QuickServiceRestaurant # SecondarySchool # SmallHotel # SmallOffice # Stand-aloneRetail # StripMall # SuperMarket # Warehouse # Choose from the following built eras: # Pre80 # Pst80 # New bld, LargeOffice, Pst80, 0.4 MidRiseApartment, Pst80, 0.6 # ================================================= # OPTIONAL URBAN PARAMETERS # ================================================= # If not provided, optional parameters are taken from corresponding DOE Reference building albRoof,, # roof albedo (0 - 1) vegRoof,, # Fraction of the roofs covered in grass/shrubs (0 - 1) glzR,, # Glazing Ratio (0 - 1) SHGC,, # Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (0 - 1) albWall,, # wall albedo (0 - 1) flr_h,, # average building floor height # =================================================, # OPTIONAL PARAMETERS FOR SIMULATION CONTROL, # =================================================, # Simulation parameters, Month,1, # starting month (1-12) Day,1, # starting day (1-31) nDay,31, # number of days to run simultion dtSim,300, # simulation time step (s) dtWeather,3600, # weather time step (s) autosize,0, # autosize HVAC (1 for yes; 0 for no) sensOcc,100, # Sensible heat per occupant (W) LatFOcc,0.3, # Latent heat fraction from occupant (normally 0.3) RadFOcc,0.2, # Radiant heat fraction from occupant (normally 0.2) RadFEquip,0.5, # Radiant heat fraction from equipment (normally 0.5) RadFLight,0.7, # Radiant heat fraction from light (normally 0.7) #Urban climate parameters h_ubl1,1000, # ubl height - day (m) h_ubl2,80, # ubl height - night (m) h_ref,150, # inversion height (m) h_temp,2, # temperature height (m) h_wind,10, # wind height (m) c_circ,1.2, # circulation coefficient (default = 1.2 per Bruno (2012)) c_exch,1, # exchange coefficient (default = 1; ref Bruno (2014)) maxDay,150, # max day threshold (W/m^2) maxNight,20, # max night threshold (W/m^2) windMin,1, # min wind speed (m/s) h_obs,0.1, # rural average obstacle height (m)