Validation of EnergyPlus thermal simulation of a double skin naturally and mechanically ventilated test cell

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 511-522

  Mateus, Nuno M ^a   Pinto, Armando ^b   Da Graça, Guilherme Carrilho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Double skin fa ade; EnergyPlus; Natural ventilation; Passive house; Thermal simulation; Validation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACADES; SUN; VENTILATION;

DOUBLE SKIN; ENERGYPLUS; NATURAL VENTILATION; PASSIVE HOUSE; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; VALIDATION;

VERIFICATION;

EID: 84896516439     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.043     Document Type: Article

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