Use of computational fluid dynamics for calculating flow rates through perforated tiles in raised-floor data centers

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-166

  Karki, Kailash C ^a   Radmehr, Amir ^a   Patankar, Suhas V ^a  

^a Innovative Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL LOAD; TILE;

AIRFLOW RATES;

COMPUTER HARDWARE;

EID: 0037394012     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2003.10391062     Document Type: Article

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