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Buoyancy-driven Airflow

Buoyancy-Driven Airflow is a physical phenomenon in ventilated facades wherein air movement within the cavity is generated and sustained by density differences caused by thermal gradients between the exterior environment and the heated facade elements.

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Variants

Thermal Buoyancy Ventilation

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127

Buoyancy-driven heat transfer enhancement in a two-dimensional enclosure utilizing nanofluids

Khalil Khanafer, Kambiz Vafai, Marilyn Lightstone · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 2003 · 2.9K citations

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THE FLUID MECHANICS OF NATURAL VENTILATION

P. F. Linden · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 1999 · 712 citations

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Emptying filling boxes: the fluid mechanics of natural ventilation

P. F. Linden, Gregory F. Lane‐Serff, David Smeed · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1990 · 468 citations

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The fluid mechanics of natural ventilation—displacement ventilation by buoyancy-driven flows assisted by wind

Gary R. Hunt, P.P. Linden · Building and Environment · 1999 · 182 citations

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On the computation of buoyancy-driven turbulent flows in rectangular enclosures

N.Z. Ince, B. E. Launder · International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow · 1989 · 179 citations

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Authors

292

  1. PF
    P. F. Linden

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. KK
    Khalil Khanafer

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 3.1K citations

    4

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  3. GR
    Gary R. Hunt

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 437 citations

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  4. KV
    Kambiz Vafai

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    4 publications · 3.1K citations

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  5. GF
    Gregory F. Lane‐Serff

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 508 citations

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Institutions

155

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    160 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    355 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    216 citations

  5. University of Science and Technology of China

    Hefei, China

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    952 citations

  6. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    170 citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    438 citations

  8. Chongqing University

    Chongqing, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    181 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

    18 publications · 3.8K citations

    16

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  2. Building and Environment

    14 publications · 637 citations

    13

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  3. Energy and Buildings

    13 publications · 716 citations

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  4. International Journal of Thermal Sciences

    IJTS · 9 publications · 255 citations

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  5. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    6 publications · 762 citations

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