INTEGRATED BUILDING AIRFLOW SIMULATION

This chapter aims gives a broad overview of the range of building airflow prediction methods. No single method is universally appropriate. Therefore it is essential to understand the purpose, advantages, disadvantages and range of applicability of each type of method. The mass balance network modeling approach, and how this is coupled to the thermal building model, is described in more detail. The chapter advocates that the essential ingredients for quality assurance are: domain knowledge; ability to select the appropriate level of extent, complexity and time and space resolution levels; calibration and validation; and a correct performance assessment methodology. Directions for future work are indicated.

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