Investigating thermal conditions in a tropic atrium employing CFD and DTM techniques

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-186

  Wang, Fan ^a   Abdullah, Abd Halid ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Dynamic thermal modelling (DTM) atrium; Low cost air conditioning; Pressurized ventilation; Stratification; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR MOVEMENT; AIRFLOW PATTERNS; COMFORT INDEX; DESIGN OPTION; DESIGN VARIABLES; EFFECTIVE TOOL; EXHAUST AIR; LOW COSTS; LOW-COST AIR CONDITIONING; MODELLING STUDIES; OPENING AREAS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PRESSURIZED VENTILATION; SIMULATION RESULT; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL MODELLING; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOANALYSIS; VENTILATION; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 80051726681     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctr005     Document Type: Article

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