Buoyancy-generated turbulent flows in semi-enclosed regions: A computational fluid dynamics study

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 137-145

  Neophytou, Marina K A ^a   Britter, Rex E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Fire accident; Heat transfer; Mixing; Modelling; Smoke; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SMOKE; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION;

BUOYANCY FLUX; BUOYANCY FORCE; BUOYANCY-GENERATED TURBULENT FLOWS; SEMI-ENCLOSED REGIONS; SMOKE MOVEMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SMOKE; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION;

EID: 33744493995     PISSN: 14684349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2006.009491     Document Type: Article

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