CFD analysis of wind environment around a human body

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 83, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 393-408

  Murakami, Shuzo ^a   Zeng, Jie ^a   Hayashi, Tatsuya ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFD; Convective heat transfer coefficient; Drag coefficient; Human body

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STAGNANT WIND ENVIRONMENT;

WIND EFFECTS;

BODY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG COEFFICIENT; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0033406016     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(99)00088-4     Document Type: Article

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