Architectural Thermal and Fluid Dynamics (4.423J/2.661J)
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Prereq: 2.005, 4.42, or 2.25
Units: 3-2-7

Application of heat transfer and fluid dynamics to airflows within buildings. Analytic models of coupled flow and heat transfer for wind- and buoyancy-controlled natural ventilation. Stability of multiple equilibrium solutions. Analysis of displacement ventilation, jet flows and diffusers. Multi-node and multi-zone models, and computational fluid dynamics. Use of similitude in laboratory scale models. Measurement techniques within real buildings.
L. Glicksman, L. K. Norford