Research on flow resistance characteristics with different window/door opening angles

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 813-824

  Yang, Caiqing ^a   Shi, Hui ^b   Yang, Xudong ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; DISCHARGE COEFFICIENTS; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLOW RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTIC; IN-BUILDINGS; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; NATURAL VENTILATION; ON FLOW; OPENING ANGLE; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; SIMULATED RESULTS; TEST DATA; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING;

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); DOORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79960130468     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2010.10390936     Document Type: Article

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