Wind tunnel experiments modelling the thermal effects within the vicinity of a single block building with leeward wall heating

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 621-636

  Richards, K ^a   Schatzmann, M ^a   Leitl, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Building; Grashof; Similarity; Thermal effects; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCED CONVECTION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VENTILATION;

GRASHOF NUMBER; LEEWARD WALL HEATING; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS;

WIND TUNNELS;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCED CONVECTION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VENTILATION; WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 33746883897     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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