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CONTAM User Guide and Program Documentation - Table of Contents
Abstract......................................... iii
Software Disclaimer............................... iv
Acknowledgements .................................. v
1 Introduction..................................... 1
1.1 What is CONTAM?................................ 1
1.2 What's New in Version 2.4? .................... 1
1.3 Enhancements for Version 2.1 .................. 3
1.4 Enhancements for Version 2.0 .................. 3
1.5 System Requirements ........................... 4
2 Getting Started.................................. 5
2.1 Installing CONTAM.............................. 5
2.2 Running CONTAM................................. 6
2.3 User Tasks..................................... 6
2.4 The ContamW Graphical User Interface .......... 9
2.5 Components of a CONTAM Project ............... 11
3 Using CONTAM.................................... 14
3.1 Working with the SketchPad.................... 14
3.2 Working with Project Files ................... 24
3.3 Configuring ContamW .......................... 26
3.4 Working with Walls ........................... 29
3.5 Working with Levels........................... 30
3.6 Working with Zones ........................... 33
3.7 Working with Airflow Paths ................... 37
3.8 Working with Simple Air Handling Systems ..... 55
3.9 Working with Ducts............................ 62
3.10 Working with Controls........................ 78
3.11 Working with Species and Contaminants........ 97
3.12 Working with Sources and Sinks.............. 103
3.13 Working with Filters ....................... 111
3.14 Working with Kinetic Reactions ............. 116
3.15 Working with Occupant Exposure ............. 120
3.16 Working with Data and Libraries............. 123
3.17 Working with Weather and Wind .............. 128
3.18 Working with WPC Files ..................... 136
3.19 Working with Schedules ..................... 145
3.20 Working with Simulations ................... 149
3.21 Working with Simulation Results ............ 161
3.22 Working with Project Annotations............ 191
3.23 Getting Help................................ 192
4 Special Applications of CONTAM ................ 193
4.1 Building Pressurization Test ................ 193
4.2 Smoke Control Systems........................ 194
4.3 Shafts....................................... 194
5 Theoretical Background ........................ 196
5.1 Model Assumptions ........................... 196
5.2 Contaminant Analysis......................... 198
5.3 Airflow Analysis ............................ 207
6 References .................................... 224
Appendix A PRJ File Format....................... 227
Appendix B ContamX Program Documentation ........ 268
Appendix C ContamW Program Documentation ........ 286
Appendix D SketchPad Arrays ..................... 299
