On nonlinear RANS models when predicting more complex geometry room air flows

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 275-288

  Jouvray, A ^a   Tucker, P G ^a   Liu, Y ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hybrid LES RANS; LES; RANS; Room ventilation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; EXPLICIT ALGEBRAIC STRESS; ROOM VENTILATION;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION;

EID: 33847021970     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2006.02.029     Document Type: Article

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