Scale model study of airflow performance in a ceiling slot-ventilated enclosure: Non-isothermal condition

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1142-1150

  Yu, Hsin ^a   Liao, Chung Min ^b   Liang, Huang Min ^b   Chiang, Kuo Chih ^b  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airflow characteristics; Archimedes number; Non isothermal; Slot ventilated; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CEILINGS; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW CHARACTERISTICS; ARCHIMEDES NUMBER; SLOT-VENTILATED ENCLOSURE;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CEILINGS; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 33751172541     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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