Dynamic modelling of a wind catcher/tower turret for natural ventilation

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-182

  Elmualim, Abbas Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; WIND CATCHER SYSTEM;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

VENTILATION;

EID: 33748337964     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0143624406bse159oa     Document Type: Article

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