Wang, Shimin; Shen, Zhigang; Gu, Linxia - In: Energies 5 (2012) 7, pp. 2178-2196
A 2D unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model is employed to simulate buoyancy-driven turbulent ventilation in attics with different pitch values and ceiling insulation levels under summer conditions. The impacts of roof pitch and ceiling insulation on the cooling load of gable-roof...