- Author
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Walton, G. N.
- Title
- Computer Program for Simulation of HVAC/Lighting Interactions: Initial Report.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA
Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
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NISTIR 4472
December 1990
98 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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computers
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energy calculation
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HVAC
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lighting
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modeling
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transient simulation
- Abstract
- This report describes the initial release of the HLITE program, which simulates the thermal interaction of lighting and HVAC systems. This program was developed to extend the results of an experimental study in HVAC/lighting interaction being conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It will serve in planning future experimental test cases and in the development of algorithms that can be incorporated into larger building energy analysis programs. This interim report covers the first phase of the development of HLITE which simulates the NIST HVAC/lighting test facility. Future planned developments will expand its capabilities to larger facilities with more complete thermal interactions. The computer program is based on a simple combined explicit and implicit time integration scheme for a finite volume model which may be applicable to a much broader range of building simulations.