Window Gap Material

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Create a window gas gap material that corresponds to a layer in a window construction. This material can be plugged into the "HB Window Construction" component.

Inputs

• name

  Text to set the name for the material and to be incorporated into a unique material identifier.

• thickness

  Number for the thickness of the air gap layer in meters. (Default: 0.0125 m).

• gas_types

  A list of text describing the types of gas in the gap. Text must be one of the following: 'Air', 'Argon', 'Krypton', 'Xenon'.

• gas_ratios

  A list of text describing the volumetric fractions of gas types in the mixture. This list must align with the gas_types input list. Default: Equal amout of gases for each type.

Outputs

• mat

  A window gas gap material that describes a layer in a window construction and can be assigned to a Honeybee Window construction.