Nonlinear least-squares minimization applied to tracer gas decay for determining airflow rates in a two-zone building

Indoor Air

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-75

  Miller, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air exchange; Interzonal airflow rates; Minimization; Modeling; Tracer gas; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

GASES; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

AIR EXCHANGES; AIR FLOW-RATE; INTER-ZONAL AIRFLOWS; INTERZONAL AIRFLOW RATE; LEAST SQUARES MINIMIZATION; MINIMISATION; MODELING; NON-LINEAR LEAST SQUARES; TRACER GAS; TRACER GAS DECAYS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 0043047550     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.1997.t01-1-00008.x     Document Type: Article

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2. Awbi, H.W. (1991) Ventilation of Buildings, London, E & FN Spon, Chapter 7.
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