CFD analysis of turbulent natural ventilation in double-skin fa̧ade: Thermal mass and energy efficiency

Journal of Energy Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 68-75

  El Sadi, Haifa ^a   Haghighat, Fariborz ^a   Fallahi, Ali ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Ordinance discrete model; Thermal mass; Turbulent k model

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW VELOCITY; AIR FLOW-RATE; AIRFLOW PATTERNS; CFD; CFD ANALYSIS; DISCRETE MODELS; DISCRETE ORDINATES; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IN-BUILDINGS; NATURAL VENTILATION; RADIATION MODELS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SIMULATION RESULT; THERMAL MASS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VORTEX STRUCTURES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; VENTILATION; VORTEX FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955744945     PISSN: 07339402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000026     Document Type: Article

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