Coupling CFD and human body thermoregulation model for the assessment of personalized ventilation

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 497-518

  Gao, Naiping ^a   Niu, Jianlei ^a   Zhang, Hui ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIR VELOCITY; HUMAN BODY THERMOREGULATION; PERSONALIZED VENTILATION; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOREGULATION MODEL;

VENTILATION;

EID: 33745469547     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2006.10391191     Document Type: Article

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