LBNL Windows & Daylighting Software -- WINDOW Documentation

WINDOW 6 Validation Status -- DRAFT IN PROGRESS

Updated: 01/11/08

OPTICAL VALIDATION

	References	Documentation	Existing Validation	Validation Needed
Matrix Multiplication	Joe Klems ASHRAE paper #1 Joe Klems ASHRAE Paper #2 Joe Klems ASHRAE Paper #3	A New Method for Predicting the Solar Heat Gain of Complex Fenestration Systems Equations New presentation	A Comparison Between Calculated and Measured SHGC for Complex Fenestration Systems (Klems, Warner, Kelley)
			Angular data comparison from W6 venetian blind with and without a glazing system DONE -- Raytrace of Venetian blind with 2 glass layers compared to W6 results
Raytracing	Tracepro	Mike white paper	Comparison between ray-tracing simulations and bi-directional transmission measurements on prismatic glazing
Venetian Blind Slat Model – ISO	ISO 15099	DCC’s venetian DLL documentation	Comparison to WIS. Add reference to DCC validation document
			Dick Van Dijk papers
Venetian Blind Slat Model –LBNL extension		DCC’s venetian DLL Notes: Joe Kelms improvements to the ISO model	Optical Results Comparison between RayTracing and WINDOW6	Spectral angular measurements of slats, to be used as input for raytracing of Venetian blind system
Woven Shades		Simplified Models of the Angular Dependence of the Transmission of Woven or Perforated Screens	Ross McCluney’s paper for E+

THERMAL MODEL

	References	Documentation	Existing Validation	Validation Needed
Integral Venetian Blind – ISO	ISO 15099	TARCOG and VENETIAN verification results rev17_clean	Validation of Venetian Blind Thermal Model	Whole product + solar calorimeter measurements
			DCC/Formichov limited CFD of Venetian blinds	CFD modeling of whole system
Interior/Exterior Venetian Blind – ISO	ISO 15099	DCC’s tarcog documentation		Whole product + solar calorimeter measurements
			Canadian Paper, not published yet	CFD modeling of whole system, including room or exterior flow


Woven shades and planar shading layers			DCC’s ASHRAE paper	CFD of planar shading layers