Experimental verification of tracking algorithm for dynamically-releasing single indoor contaminant

Building Simulation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Zhai, Zhiqiang John ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Wang, Haidong ^a   Li, Yuguo ^b   Liu, Junjie ^c  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

experiment validation; indoor air quality; inverse modeling; SARS; source identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864744051     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-011-0041-8     Document Type: Article

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