Effects of building wall arrangements on wind-induced ventilation through the refuge floor of a tall building

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 656-664

  Cheng, C C K ^a   Lam, K M ^b   Demirbilek, F N ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Refuge floor; Tall building; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOORS; FLOW PATTERNS; TALL BUILDINGS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WIND EFFECTS;

NATURAL VENTILATION; REFUGE FLOOR;

VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOORS; FLOW PATTERNS; TALL BUILDINGS; VENTILATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 43749115204     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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