Enhancing natural ventilation, thermal comfort and energy savings in high-rise residential buildings in Bangkok through the use of ventilation shafts

Building and Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-113

  Prajongsan, Pimolsiri ^a   Sharples, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Hot humid climate; Natural ventilation; Residential buildings; Single sided ventilation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; AIR VELOCITIES; BANGKOK; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; COOLING EFFECTS; EXTERNAL WALLS; EXTERNAL WIND CONDITION; HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; HOT-HUMID CLIMATE; MODELLING SOFTWARES; NATURAL VENTILATION; OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; TEST ROOM; VENTILATION SHAFTS;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOFTWARE TESTING; TALL BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT; VELOCITY; VENTILATION; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

AIR;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; SOFTWARE; VENTILATION;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

EID: 82055165462     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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