Coupling and solving thermal and air flow phenomena in passively cooled buildings.

Author(s) : ALVAREZ S., CORONEL J. F., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Describes PASSPORT Plus, a new building thermal simulation tool. Some features are: a detailed treatment of the thermal mass, external remote obstacles, external shading devices and improved treatment of natural ventilation phenomena. It has been validated against experimental data and various other simulation programs, with very good agreement.

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  • Original title: Coupling and solving thermal and air flow phenomena in passively cooled buildings.
  • Record ID : 1999-1832
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: Int. J. sol. Energy - vol. 19 - n. 1-3
  • Publication date: 1997

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