Natural ventilation of houses by a Trombe wall under the climatic conditions in Thailand

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Khedari, J ^a   Kaewruang, S ^a   Pratinthong, N ^a   Hirunlabh, J ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOUSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

TROMBE WALL;

VENTILATION;

EID: 0032685736     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.1999.9675323     Document Type: Article

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