Modeling natural convection in a pitched thermosyphon system in building roofs and experimental validation using particle image velocimetry

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1267-1274

  Chami, N ^a   Zoughaib, A ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Heat transfer; Natural convection; Pitched thermosyphon; PIV; Roof systems

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANNELS; AIR FLOW-RATE; CFD; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; IN-BUILDINGS; LIVING ROOM; MASS FLOW RATE; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPEN THERMOSYPHON; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PITCHED THERMOSYPHON; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; ROOF SYSTEMS; THERMOSYPHON SYSTEM; THERMOSYPHONS; TROPICAL REGIONS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; ROOFS; SIPHONS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 77955318236     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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