Is the transfer function method reliable in a European building context? A theoretical analysis and a case study in the south of Italy

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 341-357

  Beccali, Giorgio ^a   Cellura, Maurizio ^a   Brano, Valerio Lo ^a   Orioli, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case study; Energy simulation in buildings; TRNSYS; Zeta transform method

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RELIABILITY; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

CASE STUDY; ENERGY SIMULATION IN BUILDINGS; TRNSYS; ZETA TRANSFORM METHOD;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 5644244560     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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