Accuracy limitations for Low-Velocity measurements and draft assessment in rooms

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 971-986

  Melikov, Arsen K ^a   Popiolek, Z ^b   Silva, M C G ^c   Care, I ^d   Sefker, T ^e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d Domaine Scientifique de la Doua   (France)

^e TROX GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; WIND;

DRAFT ASSESSMENT; LOW-VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; MEAN SPEED; STANDARD DEVIATION; TURBULENCE INTENSITY;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

EID: 36549070671     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2007.10391465     Document Type: Article

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