Wind-induced indoor-air flow in a high-rise building adjacent to a vertical wall

Applied Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-234

  Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; TALL BUILDINGS; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION;

HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS;

WIND EFFECTS;

BUILDING; FLOW PATTERN; HIGH RISE STRUCTURE; WIND;

EID: 0242286171     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(03)00121-1     Document Type: Article

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