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Circulation systems within buildings are analyzed using M/G/C/C queueing models. Congestion aspects of the traffic flow are represented by introducing state dependent service rates as a function of the number of occupants in each region of the circulation system. Analytical models for unidirectional and multi-source/single sink flows are presented. Finally, use of the queueing models to analytically determine the optimal size and capacity of the links of the circulation systems is incorporated into a series of software programs available from the authors.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant #MSM-8417942 and #MSM-8715152.
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Yuhaski, S.J., Smith, J.M. Modeling circulation systems in buildings using state dependent queueing models. Queueing Syst 4, 319–338 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01159471
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