A numerical simulation of wing walls using computational fluid dynamics

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 995-1002

  Mak, C M ^a   Niu, J L ^a   Lee, C T ^a   Chan, K F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Buildings; CFD; Green features; Natural ventilation; Wing walls

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPEED; VENTILATION;

GREEN FEATURES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL VENTILATION;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 34250848191     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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