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Influence Of Initial Turbulence Intensity On The Heat And Moisture Transfer Through A Recirculated Air Curtain, Nguyen Quang Van
Influence Of Initial Turbulence Intensity On The Heat And Moisture Transfer Through A Recirculated Air Curtain, Nguyen Quang Van
Doctoral Dissertations
"An air curtain is a directed jet of air separating a controlled space from an environment of different temperature and humidity. This investigation describes the development and verification of an eddy viscosity model which accounts for the influence of the initial turbulence intensity on the transfer of heat and moisture across a recirculated air curtain. The control of the turbulence intensity at the nozzle exit of an air curtain permits control of heat and moisture transfer and therefore the energy required to operate the air curtain.
Both theoretical and experimental studies were made of the recirculated air curtain. An explicit …