Abstract: <p>Historically, entrances have been used for passage between two separate temperature environments, such as moving from inside to outside of a building. Energy loss through entrances is a cause for concern, as it has been known to increase energy consumption to replace the lost energy; and with the exchange of air masses and cold air entering the building, human discomfort may occur. In… more
Abstract: <p>The AeolianBox is an educational and presentation tool extended in this thesis to </p><p>represent the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) flow over a deformable surface in the </p><p>sandbox. It is a hybrid hardware cum mathematical model which helps users to visually, </p><p>interactively and spatially fathom the natural laws governing ABL airflow. The… more
