CONVECTIVE HEAT-TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS AT A PLANE SURFACE ON A FULL-SCALE BUILDING FACADE

Citation
Dl. Loveday et Ah. Taki, CONVECTIVE HEAT-TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS AT A PLANE SURFACE ON A FULL-SCALE BUILDING FACADE, International journal of heat and mass transfer, 39(8), 1996, pp. 1729-1742
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics,"Engineering, Mechanical",Thermodynamics
ISSN journal
00179310
Volume
39
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1729 - 1742
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-9310(1996)39:8<1729:CHCAAP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Accurate knowledge of the heat transfer processes at the external surf aces of buildings is necessary for design purposes. Using an experimen tal arrangement designed to provide measurements of good quality and a ccuracy, correlations are obtained for the external convection heat tr ansfer coefficient h(c) as a function of wind speed for a plane, smoot h test surface on the facade of an eight-storey building. Values for h (c) were correlated with wind speeds measured 1 m from the test surfac e and at 11 m above the roof. The correlations presented may be used f or the prediction of h(c) values for the central region of smooth, mul ti-storey building facades between fourth and eighth storey levels inc lusive.