Optimization of a hospital room by means of CFD for more efficient ventilation

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 849-854

  Mendez C ^a   San Jose J F ^a   Villafruela, J M ^a   Castro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD; Efficiency; Hospital room; Mean age of air; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HOSPITALS; MOMENTUM; OPTIMIZATION;

HOSPITAL ROOMS; MEAN AGE OF AIR;

VENTILATION;

EID: 38549111488     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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