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ABSTRACT

A meshless model for rapid prediction of indoor contaminant dispersion

Darrell W. Pepper¹, Xiuling Wang²

1 Dept. of Mech. Engr., UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4027
2 Dept. of Mech. Engr., Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN, 46323

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2009, 13(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.3970/icces.2009.013.015

Abstract

A meshless method for simulating indoor contaminant dispersion within buildings and rooms has been developed. The approach utilizes the advantages of the meshless method by distributing collocation points and different order radial basis functions according to the computational domain and evolving numerical solution. The numerical scheme yields fast convergence and high accuracy necessary for providing quick assessments of contamination transport within enclosures.

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