Natural ventilation of buildings : theory, measurement and design /
Natural ventilation is considered a prerequisite for sustainable buildings and is therefore in line with current trends in the construction industry. The design of naturally ventilated buildings is more difficult and carries greater risk than those that are mechanically ventilated. A successful resu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Introduction and Overview of Natural Ventilation Design
- Physical Processes in Natural Ventilation
- Steady Flow Characteristics of Openings
- Steady Envelope Flow Models
- Unsteady Envelope Flow Models
- Internal Air Motion, Zonal Models and Stratification
- Contaminant Transport and Indoor Air Quality
- Age of Air and Ventilation Efficiency
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and its Applications
- Scale Modelling
- Full-Scale Measurements
- Design Procedures
- Index.