CONTAM versions

v3.1 [Apr 22, 2013]
TRNSYS-CONTAM Multizone Airflow, Heat Transfer and Contaminant Analysis - This capability includes modifications to ContamW and ContamX and the creation of a new TRNSYS Type and the software utilities to provide a new coupling process that enables ContamX to be more directly coupled with TRNSYS Type56.
ContamW Pseudo-geometry - Provide ability to define scaling factor for drawing on the ContamW SketchPad and view wall dimensions on the SketchPad. This feature is an aid to utilities provided for the TRNSYS-CONTAM coupling that create three-dimensional representations for TRNSYS Type56 multizone heat transfer calculation.
ContamW Temperature Plots - Provide ability plot temperatures in ContamW.
ContamX - Added socket communication messages that provide for the transfer of temperatures and airflow to/from ContamX.
Type98 - Acts as a bridge between ContamX and Type56 for TRNSYS simulations.
Utilities - Created software utilities CONTAM3DExport.exe to extrude scaled CONTAM prj representations to form Trnsys3d idf files and Type56-98Coupler.exe to form the linkage between Type56 and Type98.
CVODE - Implemented a variable time step solver for transient contaminant transport calculations. CVODE, is a general-purpose code for solving ordinary differential equations, that provides for variable time steps, high-order integration methods, and automatic error control.
Usability Enhancements
Particle Plots - Provide ability plot particle distributions when simulating multiple size ranges with ContamW.
Result Mode Toolbar - Provide toolbar buttons to manipulate result time step display.
Simulation Time Step Analysis - Provide ability for user to check schedules and input files (wth, ctm, dvf, cvf) for maximum time step required to capture all scheduled events.
Program/Project Configuration - Modified ContamW configuration to separate out Program-related options from Project-related options.
Result File Output - Provide user with control over output of simulation result files .csm, .log, and .srf.
CONTAM Particle Distribution Calcultor (CPDC) - A web Application to develop user-defined particle size distributions for use in CONTAM