Coupled EnergyPlus and computational fluid dynamics simulation for natural ventilation

Building and Environment

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 100-113

  Zhang, Rui ^a   Lam, Khee Poh ^b   Yao, Shi chune ^b   Zhang, Yongjie ^b  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air change rates; CFD; Energy simulation; EnergyPlus; Heat transfer coefficient; Natural ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANGE RATES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ENERGY SIMULATION; ENERGYPLUS; NATURAL VENTILATION; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; OVERALL THERMAL RESISTANCE; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AIRFLOW; ALGORITHM; BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; INDOOR AIR; VENTILATION;

EID: 84880706848     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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