Experimental visualisation of wake flows induced by different shaped moving manikins

Y Tao, K Inthavong, P Petersen… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traditional smoke visualisation is based on stationary objects with a moving fluid. This paper
presents wake flow from moving manikins investigated by a new smoke visualisation …

A smoke visualisation technique for wake flow from a moving human manikin

K Inthavong, Y Tao, P Petersen, K Mohanarangam… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
An experimental technique using the chemical reaction between acetic acid (CH 3 COOH)
and cyclohexylamine (C 6 H 13 N) generated smoke to visualise wake flow from a moving …

Vortex structures and wake flow analysis from moving manikin models

Y Tao, K Inthavong, P Petersen… - Indoor and Built …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Vortex shedding in the wake flow generated by moving bodies exerts considerable influence
on pollutant dispersion. This study investigated the effects of different body shapes using …

Experimental and numerical investigation of the wake flow of a human-shaped manikin: Experiments by PIV and simulations by CFD

N Luo, W Weng, X Xu, M Fu - Building Simulation, 2018 - Springer
High-quality measurements of the flow structures induced by human movements are
important for analyzing indoor air quality. This study measures the longitudinal and cross …

Dynamic meshing modelling for particle resuspension caused by swinging manikin motion

Y Tao, K Inthavong, JY Tu - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Human-induced wake flow characteristics and its impact on particle re-dispersion from the
floor was investigated by performing CFD simulations of a moving thermal manikin model …

A numerical investigation of wind environment around a walking human body

Y Tao, K Inthavong, J Tu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2017 - Elsevier
Human-induced wake flow characteristics and its interaction with thermal conditions was
investigated by performing CFD simulations with dynamic-meshing of a moving manikin …

Comparing objects for human movement simulation regarding its air flow disturbance at local exhaust ventilation

M Mahaki, M Mattsson, M Salmanzadeh, A Hayati - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The movement of people and other objects indoors may affect airflow patterns and velocities
near local exhaust ventilation hoods, and consequently has influence on the hoods' ability to …

Computational fluid dynamics study of human-induced wake and particle dispersion in indoor environment

Y Tao, K Inthavong, J Tu - Indoor and Built Environment, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The impact of human-induced wake flow and particle re-dispersion from floors in an indoor
environment was investigated by performing computational fluid dynamics simulations with …

Numerical and experimental investigation on the dynamic airflow of human movement in a full-scale cabin

Z Han, W Weng, Q Huang - HVAC&R Research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This article investigates the aerodynamic effects of human movement by experiment and
numerical simulations. In the experiment, a life-size thermal manikin, a double-track orbit …

Velocity measurements in the breathing zone of a moving thermal manikin within the indoor environment

D Marr - 2007 - surface.syr.edu
The mean and turbulent velocity field associated with the human thermal plume around a
heated body is examined herein. This investigation is focused on the effect of motion and …