Impact of floor planning on airflow patterns in designated refuge floor in high-rise building

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 108-115

  Lu, Wei Zhen ^a   Yuen, Kwok Kit ^a   Lo, Siu Ming ^a   Fang, Zheng ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air flow; Building design; Buildings; High rise; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOORS; PLANNING; SMOKE; STANDARDS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VENTILATION;

AIR FLOW; BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING DESIGNERS; VENTILATION SUPPLY;

TALL BUILDINGS;

EID: 4444220465     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2002)8:4(108)     Document Type: Article

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