Characterization of flow field in a ventilated space and simulation of heat exchange between cows and their environment

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-319

  Gebremedhin, K G ^a   Wu, B X ^b  

^a School of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupled heat and mass transfer; Flow field; Heat exchange; Simulation; Turbulence model; Ventilated space

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; COW; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT LOSS; MASS; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; STANDARD; TURBULENT FLOW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038633479     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(03)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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