Simultaneous solutions of coupled thermal airflow problem for natural ventilation in buildings

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 264-274

  Wang, Liangzhu Leon ^a   Dols, W Stuart ^b   Emmerich, Steven J ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; AIR TEMPERATURE; BUOYANCY DRIVEN FLOWS; BUOYANCY FORCES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HYBRID VENTILATION; IN-BUILDINGS; ITERATIVE APPROACH; NATURAL VENTILATION; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RELAXATION FACTORS; SIMULTANEOUS METHODS; SIMULTANEOUS SOLUTION; SIMULTANEOUS SOLUTION METHOD; STABLE SOLUTIONS; SUCCESSIVE SUBSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; THERMAL BUOYANCY; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR; WIND FORCES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUOYANCY; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; JACOBIAN MATRICES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84860793277     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2011.591258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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