On the thermal buffering of naturally ventilated buildings through internal thermal mass

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 580, Issue , 2007, Pages 3-29

  Holford, J M ^a   Woods, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; HEAT TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

NATURAL VENTILATION; THERMAL BUFFERING; THERMAL MASS; VENTILATION RATE;

VENTILATION;

BUILDINGS; HEAT TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; DIURNAL VARIATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 34548173230     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007005320     Document Type: Article

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