A CFD-based test method for control of indoor environment and space ventilation

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1441-1447

  Sun, Zhongwei ^a   Wang, Shengwei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Online control test; System simulation; Temperature stratification; Ventilation control

Indexed keywords

AIR MODELS; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CFD MODELS; CFD SIMULATIONS; CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION; DAMPER MODEL; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; NEW APPLICATIONS; NONUNIFORM; ON-LINE CONTROLS; OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGY; PERFECT MIXING MODEL; PID CONTROLLERS; SPACE-VENTILATION; SUPERVISORY CONTROL; SYSTEM CONTROL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE OFFSET; TEST METHOD; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS; VENTILATED ROOM; VENTILATION CONTROL; VIRTUAL SENSOR; VIRTUAL TESTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FLUID DYNAMICS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROPORTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DAMPING; INDOOR AIR; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; STRATIFICATION; TESTING METHOD; VENTILATION;

EID: 75949119143     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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