Detailing the effects of geometry approximation and grid simplification on the capability of a CFD model to address the benchmark test case for flow around a computer simulated person

Building Simulation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-55

  Villi, Giacomo ^a   De Carli, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; indoor airflow; LES; ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887374008     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-013-0103-1     Document Type: Article

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