Applying the building energy simulation test (BESTEST) diagnostic method to verification of space conditioning equipment models used in whole-building energy simulation programs

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 917-931

  Neymark, J ^a   Judkoff, R ^b   Knabe, G ^c   Le, H T ^c   Durig M ^d   Glass, A ^e   Zweifel, G ^e  

^a J Neymark & Associates   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Hans Durig AG   (Switzerland)

^e University of Applied Sciences of Central Switzerland   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; BESTEST; Building energy; HVAC; Model validation; Model verification; Simulation programs

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VENTILATION;

BUILDING ENERGY;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0036788944     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00072-5     Document Type: Article

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