Naturally ventilated buildings with heat recovery: CFD simulation of thermal environment

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 67-75

  Gan, G ^a   Riffat, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT PIPES; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION DUCTS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

NATURAL VENTILATION; THERMAL COMFORT;

VENTILATION;

EID: 0030715501     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014362449701800201     Document Type: Article

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