Evaluation of ventilation performance of monitor roof in residential area based on simplified estimation and CFD analysis

Building and Environment

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-30

  Kobayashi, Tomohiro ^a   Chikamoto, Tomoyuki ^a   Osada, Keishi ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFD; LES; Monitor roof; Natural ventilation; PFR; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES; BUILT IN; CFD ANALYSIS; COMPLICATED FLOW; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; COOLING LOAD; ESTIMATION METHODS; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; LES; NATURAL VENTILATION; PAPER ANALYSIS; PARTICLE TRACKING TECHNIQUES; PFR; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MODEL; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES MODELS; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; VENTILATION PERFORMANCE; WIND PRESSURE COEFFICIENT; WIND PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FLOW RATE; HOUSING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; ROOFS; VENTILATION; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MONITORING; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROOF; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84874355337     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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