Numerical investigation of transient thermal and fluidynamic fields in an executive aircraft cabin

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3418-3425

  Bianco, Vincenzo ^a   Manca, Oronzio ^a   Nardini, Sergio ^a   Roma, Mario ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Piaggio Aero Industries SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aircraft air conditioning; Aircraft cabin; Airflow; CFD simulation; Executive aircraft

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT AIR CONDITIONING; AIRCRAFT CABIN; AIRFLOW; CFD SIMULATION; EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRCRAFT MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; FUSELAGES; SIMULATORS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CABINS (AIRCRAFT);

EID: 68349157660     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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