Validation of building thermal and energy models

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 61-66

  Ahmad, Q T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPACE HEATING; VENTILATION;

BUILDING ENERGY MODELS; BUILDING THERMAL MODELS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0031707882     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014362449801900201     Document Type: Review

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