A parametric model for predicting wind-induced pressures on low-rise vertical surfaces in shielded environments

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-61

  Sharag Eldin, Adil ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow; Modeling; Natural ventilation; Pressure coefficients; Shielding; Urban; Wind tunnel test

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VENTILATION; WIND TUNNELS;

NATURAL VENTILATION; PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VENTILATION; WIND TUNNELS;

BUILDING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE PRESSURE; VENTILATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND WAVE;

EID: 33845992461     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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