A comparison between CFD and Network models for predicting wind-driven ventilation in buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4079-4085

  Asfour, Omar S ^a   Gadi, Mohamed B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Natural ventilation; Network model; Validation

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MODEL BUILDINGS; WIND TUNNELS;

AIRFLOW RATE; NATURAL VENTILATION; NETWORK MODEL; NETWORK MODELS;

VENTILATION;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MODEL BUILDINGS; VENTILATION; WIND TUNNELS;

AIRFLOW; BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SOFTWARE; VENTILATION;

EID: 34547960190     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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