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Natural convection between two floors of a building via a horizontal opening: measurements in a one-half scale model.

Author(s) : MOKHTARZADEH-DEHGHAN M. R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The paper describes the results of an experimental study of natural convection in a closed half-scale model of a building comprising two floors connected by a stairway, and a horizontal opening between the two floors. The driving force for the flow is a heat source in the lower floor. The results indicate a complex three-dimensional flow within the model. The rate of heat losses from each wall, wall temperatures, air speed and temperature in the horizontal opening for a range of heat inputs are presented and discussed. The results are then used to suggest boundary conditions for numerical simulation of the flow. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2007].

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  • Original title: Natural convection between two floors of a building via a horizontal opening: measurements in a one-half scale model.
  • Record ID : 2007-2197
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 50 - n. 15-16
  • Publication date: 2007/07

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