Numerical investigation of indoor environmental conditions in an office

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-326

  Assimakopoulos, V D ^a   Stathopoulou, O I ^b   Halios, C ^b   Helmis, C G ^b  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

CFD model; Indoor air quality; Indoor environmental conditions; Indoor mass balance model; Office

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW VELOCITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VENTILATION; VORTEX FLOW;

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDOOR MASS BALANCE MODEL;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 40349087557     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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