THERM 7.6.01 released

[Robin Mitchell/LBNL]

THERM 7.6.01 has been released.

https://windows.lbl.gov/tools/therm/software-download

Enhancements
 

Glazing Options now works with shading systems

Previous versions of THERM did not apply the Shading Modifier in the Boundary Conditions for the files made from the Glazing Options feature. The program will now apply the Boundary Condition Shading Modifier to the Glazing System, but the user still needs to check each generated THERM file in order to apply the Shading Modifier to the appropriate frame components. 

THERM has a gray background when Radiance Mode = ON

THERM now has a gray background when the Radiance Mode (in Options/Preferences) is set to ON, so that it is possible to detect that setting, which generally is not used in most THERM simulations. 

Bug Fixes
 

Emissivity Changes in Boundary Conditions are now saved

In the previous version of THERM, when the Emissivity of a Boundary Condition segment was changed, the program would not save that change. That has been fixed.

[Kara R]

Hi there, just downloaded 7.6.01 and get weird and implausible results for simple geometries. The exact same sandwich panel with exact same boundary conditions has a significantly lower U-value in 7.6.01. I double and triple checked the entry data and settings, and I cannot explain the divergence. 7.5 gives results as expected, and in line with other tools.

Is there any explanation for this?

Cheers
Kara

[Robin Mitchell]

Do you mean 7.7.01? There is not a version 7.6.01 on our website to download.

If you want to email me your THERM file I can take a look at it (send a version of the file that runs with 7.5, and I can then import it into 7.7, if that is the version you are running).

Robin