A scaling investigation of the laminar convective flow in a solar chimney for natural ventilation

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-108

  Khanal, Rakesh ^a   Lei, Chengwang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Natural convection; Natural ventilation; Scale analysis; Solar chimney; Thermal boundary layer

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE FLOW; FLOW DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL VENTILATION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SCALE ANALYSIS; SCALING ANALYSIS; THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER; VENTILATION PERFORMANCE;

HEAT FLUX; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; VENTILATION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 84892504551     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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