A numerical investigation of impact of architectural and climatic parameters of windcatcher systems on induced ventilation

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 6, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2012, Pages 1103-1117

  Maneshi, Mohammad Mehdi ^a   Rezaei Bazkiaei, Amir ^a   Weber, A Scott ^a   Dargush, Gary F ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VENTILATION;

ARCHITECTURAL PARAMETERS; CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; ENERGY DEMANDS; INDUCED VENTILATION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SOURCES OF ENERGY; WIND CATCHERS; WIND VELOCITIES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84887314906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2012-87139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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