Energy efficiency optimization of combined ventilation systems in livestock buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1165-1171

  Ecim Djuric, Olivera ^a   Topisirovic, Goran ^a  

^a Faculty of Agriculture   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Airflow velocities; Energy efficiency; Natural ventilation; Numerical simulations

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW VELOCITY; AIRFLOW VELOCITIES; BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING ENVIRONMENT; CFD ANALYSIS; COMPUTATION OF FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT; LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NATURAL VENTILATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SURFACE CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; VENTILATION SYSTEMS; WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

VENTILATION;

EID: 77955321543     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.10.035     Document Type: Article

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