Fast and informative flow simulations in a building by using fast fluid dynamics model on graphics processing unit

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 747-757

  Zuo, Wangda ^a   Chen, Qingyan ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow simulation; Central Processing Unit (CPU); Fast Fluid Dynamics (FFD); Graphics Processing Unit (GPU); Parallel computing

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW SIMULATION; CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU); FAST FLUID DYNAMICS (FFD); GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT (GPU); PARALLEL COMPUTING;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SCIENCE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HEAT CONVECTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SIMULATORS;

FLOW SIMULATION;

AIRFLOW; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MODELING; INDOOR AIR; MODEL VALIDATION; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; PARALLEL COMPUTING; REAL TIME;

EID: 70350588997     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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