Ventus Tutorials

Training course to experience the fundamental features of Ventus

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Ventus is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the CONTAM network model developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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To demonstrate basic Ventus (and CONTAM) capability, we will model a simple six-story building for winter and summer conditions.

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This video demonstrates creating a Ventus model by drawing on a 2D image.

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Create a Ventus model by importing 3D CAD models.

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An example from the ASHRAE Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering, Klote et al., 2012. Chapter 14 of the handbook, Network Modeling and CONTAM

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Second example from the ASHRAE Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering, Klote et al., 2012. Chapter 14 of the handbook, Network Modeling and CONTAM

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