A new approach on zonal modeling of indoor environment with mechanical ventilation

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-286

  Song, Fangting ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Yang, Xudong ^a   Jiang, Yi ^a   Gopal, Vipin ^b   Dobbs, Gregory ^b   Sahm, Michael ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air age; Simulation; Zonal model; Zoning method

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR AGE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; ZONAL MODEL;

VENTILATION;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; INDOOR AIR; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; VENTILATION;

EID: 35448986534     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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