A simplified thermal model to support analysis of urban resource flows

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-453

  Kämpf, Jérôme Henri ^a   Robinson, Darren ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Building response; Electrical analogy; Simulation; Thermal modelling

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; URBAN PLANNING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BUILDING RESPONSE; ELECTRICAL ANALOGY; THERMAL MODELLING; URBAN ENERGY MODELLING TOOL;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 33846953532     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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