Derivation of an empirical frequency-dependent friction factor for transient response analysis of water trap seals in building drainage systems

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-236

  Gormley, M ^a   Beattie, R K ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURE TRANSIENTS; AIR PRESSURES; CALCULATION PROCESS; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC PREDICTION; FLOW RELATIONSHIP; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT FRICTION; FRICTION FACTORS; HABITABLE SPACE; HIGH FREQUENCY; HONG-KONG; IN-BUILDINGS; LOW-AMPLITUDE; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; NON DESTRUCTIVE; NON-INVASIVE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PRESSURE TRANSIENT; PRESSURE WAVES; RELIEF VALVE; SARS VIRUS; SHORT DURATION PULSE; SHORT DURATIONS; SURFACE INTERACTIONS; TRANSIENT RESPONSE ANALYSIS; UNSTEADY PRESSURES; WATER TRAPS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BUILDINGS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FORECASTING; FRICTION; PRESSURE CONTROL; PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES; TRANSIENTS; VIRUSES;

DRAINAGE;

SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 77955206505     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: 14770849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624410364588     Document Type: Article

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