A simulation study on the reduction of cooling loads in a detached house by cross-ventilation using the local dynamic similarity model

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-264

  Ohba, Masaaki ^a   Kurabuchi, Takashi ^b   Tsukamoto, K ^a   Nonaka, Toshihiro ^c   Goto, Tomonobu ^d  

^a TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c TOSTEM Corporation   (Japan)

^d YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

COMIS; Cooling load; Cross ventilation; Detached house; Energy saving; Local Dynamic Similarity model; TRNSYS; Ventilation path

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOUSES; VENTILATION;

COMIS; COOLING LOAD; CROSS VENTILATION; DETACHED HOUSE; LOCAL DYNAMIC SIMILARITY MODELS; TRNSYS;

COOLING;

EID: 70749161277     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2009.11683850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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