Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences · 2015 · 59 citations · 11 references
ArchitectureArchitectural EngineeringBuilding ScienceBuilding Performance SimulationThermal ComfortVentilationBuilding Thermal PerformanceCourtyard DesignHvac System DesignNatural Ventilation SimulationThermal SimulationVentilation Performance EvaluationAspect Ratio EffectsCourtyard Aspect RatioCourtyard VentilationNatural Ventilation EffectsNatural Ventilation In CourtyardsThermal Comfort In CourtyardsThermal Performance AnalysisVentilation Under Hot Climate Conditions
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been applied in many researches in order to investigate the ventilation in buildings. However, researches on natural ventilation inside courtyard using CFD techniques are rare. Courtyard aspect ratio and cantilevered roof are selected for investigation using CFD in IES<VE> software. Wind and air temperature was obtained and thus, the thermal comfort is evaluated by the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) index. Results show that aspect ratio and cantilevered roof plays a significant effect on the wind speed and, consequently, the thermal comfort. The (1:2) plan aspect ratio performs better than the (1:1) plan aspect ratio.
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Recommendations on the use of CFD in wind engineering
J. Franke, Charles Hirsch, Gorm Jensen et al. · 2004 · 306 citations