CFD simulation for sustainable building design

Design and Management of Sustainable Built Environments

Volumn 9781447147817, Issue , 2013, Pages 253-277

  Gan, Guohui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Ejector refrigeration; Ground source heat pump (GSHP); Natural ventilation; Sustainable building technology

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; EJECTORS (PUMPS); GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HEATING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; NOZZLES; REFRIGERATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VENTILATION;

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC; EJECTOR REFRIGERATION; FLUID-FLOW; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP; GROUNDSOURCE HEAT PUMP (GSHP); NATURAL VENTILATION; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84898035150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4781-7_13     Document Type: Chapter

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