Numerical study of earth-to-air heat exchanger for three different climates

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 238-248

  Ramirez Davila L ^a   Xaman J ^a   Arce, J ^a   Alvarez G ^a   Hernandez Perez I ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Earth to air heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOILS;

CLIMATE CONDITION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; COOLING OF BUILDINGS; EARTH-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER; LOW TEMPERATURES; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84897422040     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.073     Document Type: Article

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