Evaluation of errors on the CFD computation of air flow and heat transfer around the human body

Building and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 58-69

  Martinho, N ^a,b   Lopes, A ^b   Gameiro da Silva, M ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benchmark tests; CFD; Computer simulated person; Convection; Radiation; Thermal Manikins

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; AIR VELOCITIES; BENCHMARK TESTS; CFD COMPUTATION; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN MODELS; FULL SCALE; GRID REFINEMENT; HUMAN BODIES; MEAN RELATIVE ERROR; NEAR-WALL REGION; NUMBER OF GRIDS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARAMETERS CHARACTERIZING; PHYSICAL APPROXIMATIONS; RADIATIVE HEAT FLUXES; SENSIBLE HEAT; SOLID SURFACE; SPATIAL DISCRETIZATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL MANIKIN; TURBULENCE INTENSITY;

AIR; BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ERRORS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; INLET FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; BODY CONDITION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONVECTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TESTING METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84864130877     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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