Evaluating the influence of openings configuration on natural ventilation performance of residential units in Hong Kong

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 961-969

  Gao, C F ^a   Lee, W L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CFD simulations; Natural ventilation; Openings configuration; Residential buildings; Tracer gas decay method

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; NATURAL VENTILATION; OPENINGS CONFIGURATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; TRACER GAS DECAY METHOD;

APARTMENT HOUSES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DOORS; PLANNING;

VENTILATION;

BUILDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRACER; VENTILATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 78649968097     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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