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A Tool for Modeling Airflow & Contaminant Transport

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Author(s)

William S. Dols

Abstract

Multizone modeling refers to annalysis techniques that use a simplified, zonal representation of a building to study building airflows, pressure differences, and contaminant transport. Each zone is assumed to have uniform temperature, pressure, and contaminant concentrations. Zones typically represent individual rooms but can be entire levels depending on the building layout and the goals of the modeling. Zones are connected through flow paths represented mathematically by pressure-flowrelationships. This article describes CONTAMW [Dols et al. 2000], a multizone modeling tool.
Citation
Ashrae Journal
Volume
43
Issue
No. 3

Keywords

airflow analysis, building technology, computer program, contaminant dispersal, indoor air quality, multizone analysis, smoke management, ventilation

Citation

Dols, W. (2001), A Tool for Modeling Airflow & Contaminant Transport, Ashrae Journal, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=860833 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created March 1, 2001, Updated February 19, 2017