Analysis of thermal comfort in a residential room with insect proof screen: A case study by numerical simulation methods

Building Simulation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-225

  Ravikumar, Parmasivam ^a   Prakash, D ^b  

^a VINAYAKA MISSION S RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Insect proof screen; PMV; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051961195     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-011-0032-9     Document Type: Article

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