Development of an adaptive discharge coefficient to improve the accuracy of cross-ventilation airflow calculation in building energy simulation tools
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.10.019
Abstract: Airflow network (AFN) model embedded in building energy simulation (BES) tools such as EnergyPlus is extensively used for prediction of cross-ventilation in buildings. The noticeable uncertainty in the measurement of the surface pressure, discharge coefficient,… read more here.
Keywords: building; discharge coefficient; cross ventilation;
Wind tunnel experiments on cross-ventilation flow of a generic sheltered building in urban areas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.04.057
Abstract: Abstract Results of an extensive wind tunnel experimental measurements for cross-ventilation in a sheltered building are presented against different wind angles. Buildings were placed in a regular arrangement with a constant planar area ratio of… read more here.
Keywords: wind tunnel; sheltered building; building; cross ventilation ... See more keywords
Experimental study on cross-ventilation of a generic building in highly-dense urban areas: Impact of planar area density and wind direction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2019.104030
Abstract: Abstract This study presents the experimental results on cross-ventilation in a generic low-rise building placed in highly-dense urban configurations. Flow visualization studies were conducted by utilization of a smoke generator in order to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: cross ventilation; dense urban; study; highly dense ... See more keywords
Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2017.11.020
Abstract: Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are widely used in many wind-related urban morphology studies in urban areas, including cross-ventilation. The accuracy of the CFD models, however, is still a challenging issue for accurate prediction… read more here.
Keywords: urban areas; cross ventilation; packed urban; cfd ... See more keywords
Effect of cross-ventilation channel in classrooms with interior corridor estimated by computational fluid dynamics
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DOI: 10.1177/1420326x211054341
Abstract: Natural ventilation can cool down the indoor environment and improve the air quality of buildings without consuming energy. The configuration of an inner corridor with double-sided classrooms is widely used in school buildings because of… read more here.
Keywords: cross ventilation; computational fluid; corridor; air ... See more keywords
Coupled Simulations of Indoor-Outdoor Flow Fields for Cross-Ventilation of a Building in a Simplified Urban Array
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos9060217
Abstract: Computational fluid dynamics simulations with a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes model were performed for flow fields over a building array and inside a building in the array with different building opening positions. Ten combinations of opening locations… read more here.
Keywords: array; cross ventilation; ventilation; flow fields ... See more keywords