A new stable finite volume method for predicting thermal performance of a whole building

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-43

  Luo, C ^a   Moghtaderi, B ^a   Sugo, H ^a   Page, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; Finite volume method; Fourier diffusion equation; Fourier stability analysis; Thermal zone model

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL COMFORT;

FOURIER DIFFUSION EQUATION; FOURIER STABILITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL ZONE MODEL;

BUILDINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILDING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34548387922     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.11.037     Document Type: Article

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