A computational fluid dynamics study of air mixing in a naturally ventilated livestock building with different porous eave opening conditions

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-137

  Norton, Tomás ^a,b   Grant, Jim ^b   Fallon, Richard ^b   Sun, Da Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR; BUILDINGS; BUOYANCY; CLADDING (COATING); EFFICIENCY; MIXING; POROSITY; VENTILATION;

BUILDING VENTILATIONS; CLADDING MATERIAL; CLADDING SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; OPENING CONDITIONS; VENTILATION EFFICIENCY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77954958653     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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