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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816216503321

Autore

Balocco Carla

Titolo

Cool power [[electronic resource] ] : natural ventilation systems in historic buildings / / Carla Balocco and Giuseppe Grazzini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61122-444-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 p.)

Collana

Energy science, engineering and technology series

Altri autori (Persone)

GrazziniGiuseppe <1949->

Disciplina

697.9/2

Soggetti

Natural ventilation

Historic buildings - Heating and ventilation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- COOL POWER: NATURAL VENTILATIONSYSTEMS IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS -- CONTENTS -- LISTS OF FIGURES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- NATURAL COOLING TECHNIQUESIN HISTORIC BUILDINGS -- NATURAL COOLING TECHNIQUESIN A HISTORIC MANSION -- ABSTRACT -- 2.1. THE NATURAL COOLING SYSTEM -- 2.2. THE TRENTO-CARLI VILLAS -- 2.3. COOLING SYSTEM -- 2.4. COOLING POWER -- 2.5. CONCLUSION -- THE ANCIENT NATURAL VENTILATIONSYSTEM OF THE OLD MARCHESEBUILDING IN PALERMO -- ABSTRACT -- 3.1. THE EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN -- 3.2. CFD FEM SIMULATION -- RESULTS -- THE ANCIENT NATURAL VENTILATION SYSTEMIN THE PITTI PALACE IN FLORENCE -- ABSTRACT -- 4.1. HISTORY -- 4.2. INVESTIGATED ROOMS AND THE PHYSICAL SCALE MODEL -- 4.3. BOUNDARY LAYER WIND TUNNEL TESTS -- 4.4. FUNDAMENTAL RESULTS -- 4.5. CFD FEM SIMULATION -- 4.6. RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.