Numerical analysis of air flow, heat transfer, moisture transport and thermal comfort in a room heated by two-panel radiators

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-146

  Sevilgen, Gökhan ^a   Kilic, Muhsin ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CFD; Indoor thermal comfort; Panel radiators; Virtual manikin

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; CFD; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMAN BODIES; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; PANEL RADIATORS; ROOM ENVIRONMENT; VIRTUAL MANIKIN; WALL MATERIALS;

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SURFACES; THERMAL COMFORT;

RADIATORS;

EID: 78049473464     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.08.034     Document Type: Article

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