CONTAMW 2.1 Supplemental User Guide and Program Documentation.
CONTAMW 2.1 Supplemental User Guide and Program
Documentation.
(1319 K)
Walton, G. N.; Dols, W. S.
NISTIR 7049; 101 p. October 23, 2003.
Sponsor:
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA
Available from:
Orders Only) 800-553-6847;
Website: http://www.ntis.gov
Keywords:
airflow analysis; atmospheric contaminant transport;
contaminant analysis; computer programs; design tool;
indoor air quality; multizone analysis
Abstract:
CONTAMW is a general purpose, multi-zone (nodal) airflow
and contaminant transport analysis tool that can be used
to determine interzone pressure differences, airflow
rates and contaminant transport in complex building
structures. This tool was developed by the Building and
Fire Research Laboratory of NIST for the analysis of
building ventilation systems and has evolved and adapted
to accommodate a wide range of building engineering
disciplines from indoor air quality analysis to smoke
management system design. This report serves two
purposes: as a manual for implementing the most recent
enhancements to the program and as documentation of the
inner workings of the program. The documentation of the
inner workings addresses both the graphical user
interface (CONTAMW) and the numerical solver (CONTAMX)
of version 2.1 of the program collectively referred to
as CONTAMW.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899