Building energy performance analysis by an in-house developed dynamic simulation code: An investigation for different case studies

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 788-807

  Buonomano, Annamaria ^a   Palombo, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building energy performance analysis; DETECt simulation; Dynamic temperature and heat fluxes profiles; Heating and cooling demand and load

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RESEARCH; SOLAR BUILDINGS; TOOLS;

BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; DETECT SIMULATION; DYNAMIC SIMULATION CODES; HEATING AND COOLING; HEATING AND COOLING LOADS; OPERATING GUIDELINES; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES;

BUILDING CODES;

BUILDING; COOLING; DATA SET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 84883548877     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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