Analysis of airflow through experimental rural buildings: Sensitivity to turbulence models

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-239

  Bartzanas, T ^a,b   Kittas, C ^a,b   Sapounas, A A ^c   Nikita Martzopoulou, Ch ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; TURBULENCE MODELS; VENTILATION;

REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS (RSM); TEMPERATURE PATTERNS; VENTILATION RATES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 34250210546     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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