Novel air distribution systems for commercial aircraft cabins

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1675-1684

  Zhang, Tengfei ^a  

^a Yan)   (United States)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Aircraft cabin; CFD; Mixing air distribution system; Personalized air distribution system; Under floor displacement air distribution system

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPURITIES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; AIRFLOW; TRACER-GAS CONCENTRATION; UNDER-FLOOR DISPLACEMENT;

CABINS (AIRCRAFT);

AIR; CABINS (AIRCRAFT); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPURITIES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRCRAFT; AIRFLOW; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 33751510968     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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