A review of simplified numerical approaches for fast urban airflow simulation
X Xu, Z Gao, M Zhang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
As the urban area under study continues to expand, the high computational cost of urban
wind and thermal environments simulation is becoming a major challenge for researchers …
wind and thermal environments simulation is becoming a major challenge for researchers …
Optimal temperature control of intermittently heated buildings using Model Predictive Control: Part I–Building modeling
An important performance in building thermal control is to ensure thermal comfort with
minimal energy consumption. Model Predictive Control (MPC) is considered to be one of the …
minimal energy consumption. Model Predictive Control (MPC) is considered to be one of the …
Heatlines and other visualization techniques for confined heat transfer systems
Efficient visualization techniques are required to understand the flow physics for any
numerical simulation. For convective heat transfer problems, most widely used techniques to …
numerical simulation. For convective heat transfer problems, most widely used techniques to …
Fast and accurate prediction of air temperature and velocity field in non-uniform indoor environment under complex boundaries
The thermal environment in a built indoor space is usually non-uniform in temperature and
many other index distributions. Simulation, analysis and understanding the non-uniform …
many other index distributions. Simulation, analysis and understanding the non-uniform …
Evaluating different CFD surrogate modelling approaches for fast and accurate indoor environment simulation
Abstract Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) holds significant importance in building design
and operation, and the simulation of indoor environments playing a crucial role in enhancing …
and operation, and the simulation of indoor environments playing a crucial role in enhancing …
Numerical investigation of single-sided natural ventilation driven by buoyancy and wind through variable window configurations
J Wang, T Zhang, S Wang, F Battaglia - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation has generally remained the preferred choice for improving thermal
comfort and saving energy related to the built environment. To best represent the …
comfort and saving energy related to the built environment. To best represent the …
Building energy simulation considering spatial temperature distribution for nonuniform indoor environment
W Zhang, K Hiyama, S Kato, Y Ishida - Building and environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Building energy simulations are mostly implemented using network or multi-zone models
that do not consider indoor air temperature and velocity distribution. However, the recent …
that do not consider indoor air temperature and velocity distribution. However, the recent …
Model reduction and model predictive control of energy-efficient buildings for electrical heating load shifting
M Robillart, P Schalbart, F Chaplais… - Journal of Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
In France, buildings account for a significant portion of the electricity consumption (around
68%), due to an important use of electrical heating systems. This results in high peak load in …
68%), due to an important use of electrical heating systems. This results in high peak load in …
A fast modeling and optimization scheme for greenhouse environmental system using proper orthogonal decomposition and multi-objective genetic algorithm
As a semi-closed ecosystem, environmental factors of greenhouses are mutual coupling,
spacial distributed, and with high uncertainty. Considering the optimal environment for crop …
spacial distributed, and with high uncertainty. Considering the optimal environment for crop …
Prompt design of direction air supply using CFD-based proper orthogonal decomposition method considering locally dense sample distribution
Achieving long-lasting and effective respiratory protection in highly polluted industrial sites
with a cost of a small amount of air, particularly during mobile operations by workers, poses …
with a cost of a small amount of air, particularly during mobile operations by workers, poses …