Thermal and airflow simulation of a naturally ventilated shopping mall

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 177-188

  Carrilho Da Graça, Guilherme ^a   Martins, Nuno R ^a   Horta, Cristina S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Natural Works Consultants   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Case study; CFD simulation; Energy efficiency; Energyplus; Natural ventilation; Thermal simulation

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW SIMULATION; CFD SIMULATIONS; COLD AIRFLOW; ENERGYPLUS; INDOOR AIR FLOW; NATURAL VENTILATION; PORTUGAL; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; WARM SEASONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SHOPPING CENTERS;

VENTILATION;

EID: 84861795032     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.037     Document Type: Article

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