The influence of stacks on flow patterns and stratification associated with natural ventilation

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1719-1733

  Fitzgerald, Shaun D ^a   Woods, Andrew W ^a  

^a BP Institute for Multiphase Flow ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow regimes; Natural ventilation; Stacks; Stratification

Indexed keywords

NATURAL VENTILATION; ON FLOW; STEADY STATES;

FLOW PATTERNS;

FLOW PATTERN; HEATING; THERMAL REGIME; VENTILATION;

EID: 46149092001     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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