A simplified approach to describe complex diffusers in displacement ventilation for CFD simulations

Indoor Air

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-267

  Zhang, T ^a   Lee, K ^b   Chen, Q ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Diffusers; Measurement; Traditional displacement ventilation; Underfloor air distribution

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR QUALITY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR DIFFUSERS; AIR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DIFFUSER; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; EFFECTIVE AREA; ENERGY DEMANDS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; TRADITIONAL DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; UNDERFLOOR AIR DISTRIBUTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 65949087887     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2009.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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