Experimental studies on the air flow characteristics induced by a high sidewall grill in a climate chamber

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 82-98

  Chow, K ^a   Wong, L T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Archimedes number; Climate chamber; Reynolds number; Rflow; Sidewall grill

Indexed keywords

EID: 2242446597     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000463692     Document Type: Article

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