Application of computational fluid dynamics in building services engineering

Building and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 425-436

  Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SMOKE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

AIR MOVEMENT; BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERING; THERMAL SOURCES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

AIR FLOW; BUILDING SERVICES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030239398     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(96)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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