Development, validation and application of a coupled reduced-order CFD model for building control applications

Building and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue P2, 2015, Pages 97-111

  Kim, D ^a   Braun, J E ^a   Cliff, E M ^b   Borggaard, J T ^b  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building control; Building model; CFD; Coupled model; Reduced order model; RTU

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BUILDING CONTROLS; BUILDING MODEL; COUPLED MODELING; REDUCED ORDER MODELS; RTU;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84938064094     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.05.032     Document Type: Article

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