External coupling between CFD and energy simulation: Implementation and validation

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 111 PART 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 612-624

  Djunaedy, E ^a,b   Hensen, J L M ^a,b   Loomans, M G L C ^c  

^a ASHRAE ^*  (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SIMULATION; EXTERNAL COUPLING; FLOW DOMAINS;

BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 27644466982     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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