Comparison of airflow and contaminant distributions in rooms with traditional displacement ventilation and under-floor air distribution systems

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 115 PART 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 306-321

  Lee, Kisup ^a   Zhang, Tengfei ^a   Jiang, Zheng ^b   Chen, Qingyan ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Building Energy and Environment Engineering LLP ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR DISTRIBUTION; AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; CEILING HEIGHT; CONTAMINANT DISTRIBUTIONS; COOLING MODE; DIFFERENT SIZES; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; HEATING MODE; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR SPACE; LOWER COST; MIXING VENTILATION; UNDERFLOOR AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; FLOORS; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; VENTILATION;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77950793904     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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