Using CFD capabilities of CONTAM 3.0 for simulating airflow and contaminant transport in and around buildings

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 749-763

  Wang, Liangzhu ^a   Dols, W Stuart ^b   Chen, Qingyan ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW PATH; BUILDING SURFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINANT PROPERTIES; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; DATA FORMAT; DETAILED MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; NETWORK MODELS; OUTDOOR AIR; PARAMETRIC STUDY; QUALITY ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOUSE; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND PRESSURE COEFFICIENT;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; WIND EFFECTS;

CONTAMINATION;

EID: 79960141419     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2010.10390932     Document Type: Article

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