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Wind tunnel studies to mitigate snowdrift into rooftop air handling ventilators

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Abstract
A wind tunnel measurement program was performed to study the effectiveness of snow fences, diversion walls, canopies and flat roofs for sheltering air handling courts on the penthouse of a university health center from snow entrainment.
Date
6/1993
Author(s)
Robert Meroney; Tom Tan
Page(s)
433-442
Keyword(s)
wind tunnel; snowdrift; rooftop ventilator; diversion wall;


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