Response surface models for CFD predictions of air diffusion performance index in a displacement ventilated office

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 774-781

  Ng, K C ^a   Kadirgama, K ^b   Ng, E Y K ^c  

^a Department of Research and Applications   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Air Diffusion Performance Index (ADPI); Air ventilation; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Response Surface Methodology (RSM); Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR; DIFFUSION; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

AIR DIFFUSION; AIR VENTILATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (RSM);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 38749147306     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.04.024     Document Type: Article

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