A two layer turbulence model for simulating indoor airflow. Part I. Model development.

Xu W, Chen Q
air flow simulation, modelling
Year:
2001
Bibliographic info:
Energy and Buildings, No 33, 2001, pp 613-625, 9 figs, 4 tabs, 21 refs.

Proposes a two-layer turbulence model for predicting forced, natural and mixed convection in order to accurately and efficiently simulate indoor airflows. With the aid of direct numerical simulation data, the model uses both a near-wall one-equation model and a near-wall natural convection model.

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