Class: BTAP::EQuest::DOEExteriorWall

Inherits:
DOESurface show all
Defined in:
lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb

Overview

class that

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from DOESurface

#construction, #polygon

Attributes inherited from DOECommand

#building, #children, #commandName, #commandType, #comments, #exempt, #keywordPairs, #non_utype_commands, #one_line_commands, #parents, #utype, #uvalue

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from DOESurface

#convert_to_openstudio, #determine_user_defined_construction, #get_3d_polygon, #get_azimuth, #get_doors, #get_origin, #get_sub_surface_origin, #get_tilt, #get_transformation_matrix, #get_windows

Methods inherited from DOECommand

#basic_output, #check_keyword?, #depth, #doe_scope, #get_children, #get_children_of_command, #get_command_from_string, #get_keyword_value, #get_name, #get_parent, #get_parents, #name, #output, #remove, #remove_keyword_pair, #set_keyword_value, #set_parent

Constructor Details

#initialize ⇒ DOEExteriorWall

Returns a new instance of DOEExteriorWall.



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1229

def initialize
  #call the parent class. 
  super()
end

Instance Method Details

#get_area ⇒ Object

This method finds the area of the exterior wall



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1235

def get_area()
  OpenStudio::getArea(self.get_3d_polygon())
end

#get_children_area(scommand_name) ⇒ Object

This method returns the area of the children classes based on the given commandname. Input => A command_name as a String Output => Total area as a float



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1279

def get_children_area(scommand_name)
  area = 0.0
  @children.each do |child|

    if child.commandName == scommand_name
      area = child.get_area() + area
    end
  end
  return area
end

#get_construction_name ⇒ Object

This method gets the construction command



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1250

def get_construction_name()
  get_keyword_value("CONSTRUCTION")
end

#get_door_area ⇒ Object

This method returns the door area



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1260

def get_door_area()
  get_children_area("DOOR")
end

#get_floor ⇒ Object

This method finds the floor parent



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1240

def get_floor()
  get_parent("FLOOR")
end

#get_fwr ⇒ Object

This method returns the fraction of the wall dominated by the window



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1271

def get_fwr()
  get_window_area().to_f / get_area.to_f
end

#get_opaque_area ⇒ Object

This method returns the difference between the wall area and the window and door



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1266

def get_opaque_area()
  get_area.to_f - get_window_area().to_f - get_door_area().to_f
end

#get_space ⇒ Object

This method finds the space parent command



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1245

def get_space()
  get_parent("SPACE")
end

#get_window_area ⇒ Object

This method returns the window area



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1255

def get_window_area()
  get_children_area("WINDOW")
end

#just_u_value? ⇒ Boolean

This method checks if the construction only has a defined U-value

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 1291

def just_u_value?()
  @construction.check_keyword?("U-VALUE")
end