A momentum-zonal model for predicting zone airflow and temperature distributions to enhance building load and energy simulations

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-325

  Griffith, Brent ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Yan)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; HEATING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW;

STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EID: 0042810662     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2003.10391072     Document Type: Article

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