PIV measurements and analysis of transitional flow in a reduced-scale model: Ventilation by a free plane jet with Coanda effect

Building and Environment

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-313

  van Hooff, T ^a,b   Blocken, B ^a   Defraeye, T ^b   Carmeliet, J ^c,d   van Heijst, G J F ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coanda effect; Enclosed space; Forced mixing ventilation; Model validation; Particle image velocimetry (PIV); Transitional flow

Indexed keywords

COANDA EFFECTS; ENCLOSED SPACES; MIXING VENTILATION; MODEL VALIDATION; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; TRANSITIONAL FLOW;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENCLOSURES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; INLET FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VENTILATION;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

AIRFLOW; FLOW VELOCITY; INDOOR AIR; JET; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VENTILATION; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84859904638     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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