A comparison of CFD and full-scale measurements for analysis of natural ventilation

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-348

  Yang, T ^a   Wright, N G ^a   Etheridge, D W ^a   Quinn, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; CFD; Comparisons; Envelope flow theory; Full scale experiment; Natural ventilation; Wind

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE; WIND;

COMPARISONS; ENVELOPE FLOW THEORY; FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENT; NATURAL VENTILATION; VENTILATION FLOW; WEIGHTED QUASI-STEADY APPROXIMATIONS;

VENTILATION;

EID: 33645106705     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2005.11683713     Document Type: Article

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