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 …

Review on boiling heat transfer enhancement techniques

CS Meena, A Kumar, S Roy, A Cannavale, A Ghosh - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Boiling is considered an important mode of heat transfer (HT) enhancement and has several
industrial cooling applications. Boiling has the potential to minimize energy losses from HT …

[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 …

Data-driven model for cross ventilation potential in high-density cities based on coupled CFD simulation and machine learning

C Ding, KP Lam - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective urban ventilation through decent urban planning and building design can alleviate
the deterioration of the urban built environment. However, natural ventilation requirements …

[HTML][HTML] Natural ventilation of large air masses: Experimental and numerical techniques review

R Mateus, JMC Pereira, A Pinto - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural Ventilation (NV) contributes to the energy performance and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
of existing buildings and Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). To predict and validate the …

Investigation of opening position and shape on the natural cross ventilation

H Shetabivash - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
A three dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model is presented to investigate
effective parameters on cross ventilation and air flow pattern inside a building. The …

Time-resolved particle image velocimetry for cross-ventilation flow of generic block sheltered by urban-like block arrays

N Ikegaya, S Hasegawa, A Hagishima - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, time-resolved particle image velocimetry is used for indoor velocity
determination of cross-ventilation flow sheltered by urban-like arrays, to elucidate the …

Formal calibration methodology for CFD models of naturally ventilated indoor environments

M Hajdukiewicz, M Geron, MM Keane - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Well planned natural ventilation strategies and systems in the built environments may
provide healthy and comfortable indoor conditions, while contributing to a significant …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of thermal comfort and indoor air flow characteristics for a residential building room under generalized window opening position at the adjacent walls

D Prakash, P Ravikumar - International Journal of Sustainable Built …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort is an imperative factor that determines the health and productivity of the
occupants living in residential buildings. The growing health related symptoms and demand …