LoginReviews the literature on wind tunnel modelling of natural ventilation. Lists advantages of using wind tunnels. Discusses strategies for utilizing natural ventilation. Describes the mean windspeed coefficient method and the wind discharge coefficient method of estimating natural ventilation for design of buildings in hot climates, and gives their advantages and disadvantages. Gives criteria for constructing wind tunnel models.
Natural ventilation model studies.
Year:
1982
Bibliographic info:
Wind Tunnel Modeling for Civil Engineering Applications. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Wind Tunnel Modeling Criteria and Techniques in Civil Engineering Applications, Gaithersburg, USA, April 14-16, 1982. Edited by T A Reinhold.