[HTML][HTML] A review on conventional passive cooling methods applicable to arid and warm climates considering economic cost and efficiency analysis in resource-based …

Y Song, KS Darani, AI Khdair, G Abu-Rumman… - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Application of the passive approach as a non-mechanical method is an effective technique
to tackle high energy consumption as well as diminishing the destructive effects of buildings …

Review of openings with shading devices at naturally ventilated buildings

WFM Yusoff, MI Shaharil, MF Mohamed… - Architectural …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A shading device is integrated into a building in reducing the indoor solar heat
gained. However, the incorporation of a shading device into an opening provides certain …

Field measurement and numerical investigation of natural cross-ventilation in high-rise buildings; Thermal comfort analysis

N Nasrollahi, P Ghobadi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The importance of climate change mitigation and energy efficiency as a growing global
concern has intensified the development of techniques to reach and improve thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-ventilation in a generic isolated building equipped with louvers: Wind-tunnel experiments and CFD simulations

K Kosutova, T van Hooff, C Vanderwel, B Blocken… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation can be used to improve indoor air quality, remove contaminants from
spaces and to remove heat from a building during the day, or during the night. In some …

Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas

M Shirzadi, M Naghashzadegan, PA Mirzaei - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are widely used in many wind-
related urban morphology studies in urban areas, including cross-ventilation. The accuracy …

Impact of opening shape on airflow and pollutant dispersion in a wind-driven cross-ventilated model building: Large eddy simulation

F Bazdidi-Tehrani, S Masoumi-Verki… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation, a useful mechanism to moderate the indoor temperature and to disperse
pollutants, is a complex engineering problem to analyze due to a large number of influential …

Comparative study of architectural elements to improve the wind environment in hot and humid climates

M Khakzand, S Chahardoli, A Niknejad… - Journal of Architectural …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Population growth and building mechanical devices to achieve thermal comfort have
increased energy consumption. The hot and humid climates account for high energy …

Comprehensive comparisons of RANS, LES, and experiments over cross-ventilated building under sheltered conditions

WHW Ismail, MF Mohamad, N Ikegaya, J Chung… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of RANS (Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes) simulations to study airflow over
cross-ventilated buildings has been widely performed under both isolated and sheltered …

Drag distributions of non-uniform buildings from surface pressure measurements in wind tunnel

B Li, L Wang, Y Liu, J Liu - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
In an urban area, the dominated effect of buildings on wind environment is significantly
influenced by the non-uniform buildings. In this work, the surface wind pressure and total …

A new semi-empirical model for estimating the drag coefficient of the vertical random staggered arrays using LES

AF Mohammad, SA Zaki, N Ikegaya… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sheltering of buildings has a significant impact on the total drag of an urban surface. This
study performs large eddy simulations (LESs) of flows over vertical random arrays …