Modelling natural convection in a heated vertical channel for room ventilation

Building and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 455-469

  Rodrigues, A M ^a   Canha Da Piedade, A ^a   Lahellec, A ^b   Grandpeix, J Y ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION DUCTS;

TRANSFER EVOLUTION FORMALISM;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0034031743     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(99)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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