Characterization and prediction of the volume flow rate aerating a cross ventilated building by means of experimental techniques and numerical approaches

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1371-1381

  Larsen, T S ^a   Nikolopoulos, N ^b   Nikolopoulos, A ^b   Strotos, G ^b   Nikas, K S ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Higher Technological Education Institute of Piraeus   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air change rate; CFD; Natural ventilation; Velocity measurements

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANGE RATES; CFD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FREE STREAM; INCIDENCE ANGLES; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; NATURAL VENTILATION; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; VELOCITY FIELD; VENTILATED BUILDINGS; VOLUME FLOW RATE; WIND VELOCITIES;

FLOW FIELDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79953741385     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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