Numerical study of cross-ventilation using two-equation RANS turbulence models

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-132

  Hu, Cheng Hu ^a   Kurabuchi, Takashi ^b   Ohba, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFD; Cross ventilation; Measurement comparisons; RANS turbulence model

Indexed keywords

CFD; CROSS-VENTILATION; DISCRETISATION; ENERGY SAVING; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW FEATURES; INDOOR SPACE; LARGE-COMPUTING; LENGTH SCALE; MEASUREMENT COMPARISONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; RANS TURBULENCE MODEL; TIME-DEPENDENT; TIME-SCALES; TWO-EQUATION; WIND DIRECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE MODELS; VENTILATION;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 33748879732     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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