CFD modeling and moisture dynamics implications of ventilation scenarios in historical buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-193

  D'Agostino, Delia ^a   Congedo, Paolo Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Historical buildings; Microclimatic monitoring; Moisture dynamics; Ventilation scenarios

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF WATER; MOISTURE CONTROL; VENTILATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; CULTURAL PROPERTIES; HISTORICAL BUILDINGS; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; MOISTURE DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL QUANTITIES; SALT CRYSTALLIZATION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

HISTORIC PRESERVATION;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HISTORIC BUILDING; INDOOR AIR; MICROCLIMATE; VENTILATION;

ITALY;

EID: 84902002267     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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