Validation of turbulence models in a simulated air-conditioning unit

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-215

  Xu, Z G ^a   Gotham, D H T ^b   Collins, M W ^b   Coney, J E R ^c   Sheppard, C G W ^c   Merdjani, S ^c  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air conditioning unit; k model; Reynolds stress model

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

INCOMPRESSIBLE ISOTHERMAL FLOW; REYNOLD STRESS MODEL;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; MODEL; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS STRESS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031899253     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19980130)26:2<199::AID-FLD634>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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