The Matlab-CONTAM Toolbox is an open-source software which operates within the Matlab environment, for providing a programming interface for CONTAM, a multizone airflow and contaminant transport analysis software with Matlab, a high-level technical computing software. The goal of the Toolbox is to serve as a common programming framework for research, which facilitates simulating multiple contamination events under varying conditions as well as to store computed data in data structures so that they can be reused by different algorithms.
The Matlab-CONTAM Toolbox features a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a modular architecture. It allows the creation of multiple scenarios by varying the different problem parameters (wind direction, wind speed, leakage path openings, source magnitude, evolution rate and onset time) as well as the storage of the computed results in data structures. The data from these scenarios are further analyzed by the developed algorithms for determining solutions for contaminant event monitoring and sensor placement.
Contamination Event Detection
- Michaelides, M., Reppa, V., Panayiotou, C., Polycarpou, M.: Contaminant event monitoring in intelligent buildings using a multi-zone formulation. In: Proc. of SAFEPROCESS. Mexico City, Mexico (2012) ref
Quality Sensor Placement
- Eliades, D., Michaelides, M., Panayiotou, C., Polycarpou, M.: Security-oriented sensor placement in intelligent buildings. Building and Environment 63, 114--121 (2013) ref
Holmes House
- Wang, L., Dols, W., Chen, Q.: Using CFD capabilities of CONTAM 3.0 for simulating air flow and contaminant transport in and around buildings. HVAC&R Research, 16(6), 749--763 (Nov 2010) ref
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