Positive air pressure transient propagation in building drainage and vent systems

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-88

  Swaffield, J A ^a   Jack, L B ^a   Campbell, D P ^a   Gormley, M ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING VENT SYSTEMS; NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE TRANSIENT PROPAGATION; POSITIVE AIR PRESSURE TRANSIENT PROPAGATION;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DRAINAGE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; UNSTEADY FLOW; VENTS;

BUILDINGS;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 4344717858     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0143624404bt080oa     Document Type: Article

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