A review of the performance of different ventilation and airflow distribution systems in buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-186

  Cao, Guangyu ^a   Awbi, Hazim ^b   Yao, Runming ^b   Fan, Yunqing ^c   Sirén, Kai ^d   Kosonen, Risto ^d  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^e Jensen)   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow distribution; Performance; Ventilation; Ventilation effectiveness; Ventilation efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION; ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; PERFORMANCE; ROOM AIR DISTRIBUTION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; VENTILATION EFFECTIVENESS; VENTILATION EFFICIENCY; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

BUILDINGS; CIVIL ENGINEERING;

VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84892466198     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.12.009     Document Type: Review

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