Technology Solutions Case Study: New Insights for Improving the Designs of Flexible Duct Junction Boxes

Program Document · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014

OSTI ID:1220937

In this project, IBACOS explored the relationships between pressure and physical configurations of flexible duct junction boxes by using computational fluid dynamics simulations to predict individual box parameters and total system pressure, thereby ensuring improved HVAC performance.

• Research Organization: IBACOS
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• OSTI ID: 1220937
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102014-4298; 6676
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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