Surface Roughness

A description of the roughness of the exposed surface of a material. This property is used to approximate the effect of the surface condition on the convection of air across the surface. In energy simulation models, it is used to help determine the convection coefficients for a surface.

Data Type: 
Constrained List
Category: 
Global Terms
Unit of Measure: 
None
Sector: 
Commercial, Residential, Multifamily
List Optionssort ascending Option Definition Unit of Measure
Very smooth Very smooth surface such as glass. None
Very rough Very rough surfaces such as stucco. None
Unknown Unknown None
Smooth Smooth surface such as smooth plaster. None
Rough Rough surfaces such as brick. None
Other Other None
Not applicable Not applicable None
None None None
Medium smooth Medium smooth surface such as clear pine. None
Medium rough Medium rough surface such as concrete. None
Term ID: 63fe4d28-ea8c-4eb4-ac6d-6b61846d6049

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