Optimization of indoor climate conditioning with passive and active methods using GA and CFD

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3333-3340

  Lee, Jeong Hoe ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Feedback loop; Genetic algorithm (GA); Optimization; Passive and active design elements; Random variables

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM VARIABLES; VENTILATION;

AIR FLOW RATE; FEEDBACK LOOP; INDOOR CLIMATE CONDITIONING; OPTIMAL DESIGN TOOL;

BUILDINGS;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM VARIABLES; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRFLOW; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34247116342     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.08.029     Document Type: Article

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