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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have successfully used IES (<cite><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>www.<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>ies</span></b>ve.com</span></font></i></cite></span></font><cite><i><font
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> for bulk flow analysis in naturally ventilated buildings. Maybe
someone else is familiar with an open-source package capable of modeling
natural ventilation with acceptable accuracy. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Some good sources to review are:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Ventilation in Buildings<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic'>Natural
Ventilation in the Urban Environment<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic'>Ventilation
of Buildings<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic'>ASHRAE
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Shariq_Ali@URSCorp.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 01, 2010 12:18
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] Natural
Ventilation using FDS / OpenFOAM</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I'm
interested in natural ventilation. Has anyone used NIST FDS or OpenFOAM to
successfully model natural ventilation? </span></font><br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Are there any open source programs
out there capable of this? </span></font><br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Any recommendations for natural
ventilation modeling references? </span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Regards,<br>
Shariq<br>
<br>
Shariq Ali EIT, LEED AP BD+C<br>
Mechanical Engineer<br>
URS Corporation<br>
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