An equation-based simulation environment to investigate fast building simulation

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1571-1583

  Wurtz, E ^a   Mora, L ^a   Inard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Energy; Simulation; spark; Zonal

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VENTILATION;

EQUATION-BASED SIMULATION; FAST BUILDING; FAST COMPUTER SOFTWARES; THERMAL COUPLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; SIMULATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 33744930620     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.06.027     Document Type: Article

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