Numerical evaluation of louver configuration and ventilation strategies for the windcatcher system

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1600-1616

  Liu, Shichao ^a   Mak, C M ^a   Niu, JianLei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CFD; Louvers; Particle dispersion; Windcatcher; Window

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSIONS; NEONATAL MONITORING; WINDOWS;

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES; LOUVERS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE DISPERSION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE; VENTILATION STRATEGY; WIND CATCHERS;

VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW; ARCHITECTURE; BUILDING; BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; VENTILATION;

EID: 79953179643     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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