Pressure transient control: Part II - Simulation and design of a positive surge protection device for building drainage networks

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-212

  Swaffield, J A ^a   Campbell, D P ^a   Gormley, M ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DRAINAGE; FLOW CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROOFS; VENTS; WATER;

AIR PRESSURE TRANSIENT CONTROL; BUILDING DRAINAGE NETWORKS; POSITIVE SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE; SURGE RELIEF EFFICIENCY; VENT SYSTEMS;

PRESSURE CONTROL;

EID: 27144443367     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0143624405bt120oa     Document Type: Article

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