2nd Edition

Ventilation of Buildings

By H.B. Awbi Copyright 2003
536 Pages
by Routledge

536 Pages
by Routledge

536 Pages
by Routledge

Hazim Awbi's Ventilation of Buildings has become established as the definitive text on the subject. This new, thoroughly revised, edition builds on the basic principles of the original text drawing in the results of considerable new research in the field. A new chapter on natural ventilation is also added and recent developments in ventilation concepts and room air distribution are also... Read more
1. Human Comfort and Ventilation 2. Ventilation Requirements 3. Air Infiltration 4. Principles of Air Jets and Pumps 5. Air Diffusion Devices 6. Design of Room Air Distribution Systems 7. Natural, Hybrid and Low Energy Ventilation 8. Computational Fluid Dynamics in Room Airflow Analysis 9. Measurement of Indoor Climate Appendix A Air Infiltration Calculation Software Appendix B CFD Codes

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H.B. Awbi

This is a very comprehensive textbook set at a level aimed at providing the reader with a thorough technical understanding of ventilation theory and practice. It is a book that should be equally suitable in both practice and university. - International Journal of Ventilation

This book includes a substantial number of examples, data tables and figures, thus making it a complete text for anyone who really needs to understand ventilation. - International Journal of Ventilation