Contaminants in ventilated filling boxes

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 591, Issue , 2007, Pages 97-116

  Bolster, D T ^a   Linden, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUOYANCY; CONTAMINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL MODELS; ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CONVECTION; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; TEMPERATURE STRATIFICATION; VENTILATED FILLING BOX;

VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT SOURCE; NUMERICAL METHOD; VENTILATION;

EID: 49049094631     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007732     Document Type: Article

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