Combined simulation of central HVAC systems with a whole-building hygrothermal model

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-288

  Barbosa, Rogério Marcos ^a   Mendes, Nathan ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HVAC systems; Hygrothermal simulation; Moisture

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ALGORITHMS; BUILDING COMPONENTS; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER VAPOR;

CAPILLARY MIGRATION; HVAC SYSTEMS; HYGROTHERMAL SIMULATION; MULTIZONE BUILDING HYGROTHERMAL MODELS; VAPOR DIFFUSION;

VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

EID: 37349084278     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.02.022     Document Type: Article

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