Modelling of Air Movements in Rooms

Abstract

Dimensionless parameters pertinent to air flows in rooms are examined. Consideration of the limitations of modelling techniques leads to suggestions as to how significant results for full-size systems can be obtained from models of less than one-tenth full scale.

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