Prediction of wind environment in different grouping patterns of housing blocks

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2061-2069

  Asfour, Omar S ^a  

^a Islamic University   (Palestine)

Author keywords

CFD; Gaza; Housing; Ventilation; Wind environment

Indexed keywords

AIR CURRENTS; CFD; DESIGN OBJECTIVES; GAZA; HOT CLIMATE; MODELLING STUDIES; NATURAL VENTILATION; OUTDOOR SPACE; PASSIVE COOLING; PRESSURE FIELD; PREVAILING WINDS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN; THERMAL CONDITION; URBAN AREAS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND ENVIRONMENT;

HOUSING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77956175064     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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