Interzonal air and moisture transport through large horizontal openings in a full-scale two-story test-hut: Part 1 - Experimental study

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1192-1201

  Vera, S ^a,b   Fazio, P ^a   Rao, J ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Environmental chamber; Horizontal opening; Interzonal mass airflows; Interzonal moisture exchange

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR VELOCITIES; BUOYANCY DRIVEN FLOWS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HORIZONTAL OPENING; HUMIDITY RATIO; IN-BUILDINGS; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; MOISTURE EXCHANGE; MOISTURE GENERATION; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SIMULATION TOOL; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; VENTILATION RATE; VENTILATION STRATEGY;

APARTMENT HOUSES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUILDINGS; BUOYANCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; HEAT TRANSFER; VENTILATION;

MOISTURE;

AIRFLOW; BUILDING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; MOISTURE TRANSFER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; VENTILATION;

EID: 74249110993     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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