An experimental study of air flow and temperature distribution in a room with displacement ventilation and a chilled ceiling

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 358-368

  Rees, Simon J ^a   Haves, Philip ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Chilled ceiling; Convection; Displacement ventilation; Room heat transfer

Indexed keywords

AIR DISTRIBUTION; AIR FLOW; AIRFLOW MEASUREMENTS; CHILLED CEILING; CONVENTIONAL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; DEGREE OF MIXING; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENHANCED MIXING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT GAINS; INTERNAL HEAT; LINEAR TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; NORMALIZED TEMPERATURE; OFFICE APPLICATIONS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SIGNIFICANT MIXING; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEST CHAMBERS; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; VISUALIZATION EXPERIMENT;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CEILINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXING; NATURAL CONVECTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

VENTILATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; ASYMMETRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL CONVECTION; VENTILATION; BUILDING;

EID: 84870416828     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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