Evaluating the influence of the width of inlet slot on the prediction of indoor airflow: Comparison with experimental data

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 971-986

  Susin, Roberto Mathias ^a   Lindner, Guilherme Anrain ^a   Mariani, Viviana Cocco ^a   Mendonça, Kátia Cordeiro ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CFD; Horizontal jet; k model; RNG k model; Standard k model; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STANDARDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

CFD; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HORIZONTAL JET; HORIZONTAL VELOCITIES; INDOOR AIR FLOWS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; REYNOLDS; SLOT WIDTHS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL AIRFLOWS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS; TURBULENT INTENSITIES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGIES;

TURBULENCE MODELS;

AIRFLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 59049084423     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.06.021     Document Type: Article

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