50 years of computational wind engineering: past, present and future

B Blocken - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the past 50 years, Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) has undergone a successful
transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field in wind engineering …

Determining the influencing factors on the performance of solar chimney in buildings

L Shi, G Zhang, W Yang, D Huang, X Cheng… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar chimney as a reliable renewable energy system has attracted increasing attention
from engineers to conquer the current energy crisis. The main challenge of designing a solar …

[HTML][HTML] On the accuracy of CFD simulations of cross-ventilation flows for a generic isolated building: Comparison of RANS, LES and experiments

T van Hooff, B Blocken, Y Tominaga - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurate and reliable computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are essential for the
assessment of cross-ventilation of buildings. To determine which CFD models are most …

CFD simulation of cross-ventilation for a generic isolated building: Impact of computational parameters

R Ramponi, B Blocken - Building and environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Accurate CFD simulation of coupled outdoor wind flow and indoor air flow is essential for the
design and evaluation of natural cross-ventilation strategies for buildings. It is widely …

Airflow assessment in cross-ventilated buildings with operable façade elements

P Karava, T Stathopoulos, AK Athienitis - Building and environment, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study of basic cross-ventilation flow characteristics that
are essential inputs for accurate natural ventilation modelling and design. The study focuses …

Solar chimney—A passive strategy for natural ventilation

R Khanal, C Lei - Energy and Buildings, 2011 - Elsevier
Passive ventilation systems are being increasingly proposed as an alternate to mechanical
ventilation systems because of their potential benefits in terms of operational cost, energy …

On the effect of provision of balconies on natural ventilation and thermal comfort in high-rise residential buildings

S Omrani, V Garcia-Hansen, BR Capra… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation and balconies are two of the most desirable features of a living space in
subtropical climates. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of balconies on natural …

A study of the spray atomization and suppression of tunnel dust pollution based on a CFD-based simulation

C Guo, W Nie, C Xu, H Peng, C Zhang, S Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to solve the problem of severe dust pollution in a tunnel during continuous mining
effectively, this study used the external spraying method around a continuous miner and …

CFD simulation of cross-ventilation flow for different isolated building configurations: validation with wind tunnel measurements and analysis of physical and numerical …

R Ramponi, B Blocken - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2012 - Elsevier
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become one of the most important tools for the
assessment of natural cross-ventilation of buildings. To ensure the accuracy and reliability of …

CFD analysis of cross-ventilation flow in a group of generic buildings: Comparison between steady RANS, LES and wind tunnel experiments

M Shirzadi, PA Mirzaei, Y Tominaga - Building Simulation, 2020 - Springer
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results generated by the steady Reynolds-averaged
Navier-Stokes equations (SRANS) model and large eddy simulation (LES) are compared …