Calibrated CFD simulation to evaluate thermal comfort in a highly-glazed naturally ventilated room

Building and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-89

  Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena ^a,b   Geron, Marco ^a,b   Keane, Marcus M ^a,b  

^a Irish Research Unit for Sustainable Energy (IRUSE)   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calibration; CFD; Indoor environment; Measurement; Natural ventilation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL VENTILATION; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT ANALYSIS; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS;

CALIBRATION; MEASUREMENTS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; REAL TIME; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VENTILATION;

EID: 84884221815     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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