Airflow modelling in a computer room

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1393-1402

  Abanto, Juan ^a   Barrero, Daniel ^a   Reggio, Marcelo ^a   Ozell, Benoît ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; HVAC; Thermal comfort; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TURBULENCE; VISUALIZATION;

AIR VELOCITY; AIRFLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

AIRFLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; INDOOR AIR;

RHINOCEROS;

EID: 4344685087     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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