This model applies an energy balance on the floor. The energy balance is done by taking into account:
Because the properties of the floor are parameters of the model, the user has the possibility to adapt the model for any type of floor material (e.g. concrete, soil, etc.).
Since the short-wave radiation can origin from two sources (the sun and supplementary illumination), the short-wave radiation input connector (i.e. HeatFluxVectorInput) has the form of a vector. The parameter N_rad defines the dimension of the vector and needs to be set by the user. Therefore, if there is no supplementary lighting, the user must set N_rad to 1 (i.e. radiation only form the sun). However, if there is supplementary lighting, the user must set N_rad to 2 (i.e. radiatio from sun + lighting).
There is no moisture model.