Coupling of airflow and pollutant dispersion models with evacuation planning algorithms for building system controls

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 111 PART 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 196-209

  Zhang, J S ^a,b   Mohan, C K ^b   Varshney, P ^b   Isik, C ^b   Mehrotra, K ^b   Wang, S ^b   Gao, Z ^b   Rajagopalan, R ^b  

^a ASHRAE ^*

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SUPPLY FANS; HVAC OPERATION; SIMULATED POLLUTANT;

ALGORITHMS; BUILDINGS; FEEDBACK; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURIZATION;

POLLUTION;

EID: 27644459977     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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