CFD prediction of surface condensation on walls and its experimental validation

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 905-911

  Liu, Jing ^a   Aizawa, Hiroyoshi ^a   Yoshino, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Humidity distribution; Surface condensation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HUMIDITY DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE CONDENSATION;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; WALL;

EID: 10444268794     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.01.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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