Investigation of thermal and airflow conditions near Glazed Façades Using Particle Image Velocimetry and CFD simulationeliminating the need for secondary perimeter heating systems athanassios tzempelikos

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 115 PART 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 523-537

  Tzempelikos, Athanassios ^a   Karava, Panagiota ^b   Candanedo, Luis Miguel ^c   Bessoudo, Mark ^c   Athienitis, Andreas K ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; COLD CLIMATE; HEATING SYSTEM; HVAC SYSTEM; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CFD MODEL; WINTER CONDITIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEATING EQUIPMENT; THERMAL COMFORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WINDOWS;

HEATING;

EID: 70449492516     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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