Single-sided natural ventilation in buildings: a critical literature review

HY Zhong, Y Sun, J Shang, FP Qian, FY Zhao… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation nowadays has been paid great concerns due to its zero carbon emission
and good performance on the human health. In engineering applications, cross ventilation …

Natural ventilation in multi-storey buildings: Design process and review of evaluation tools

S Omrani, V Garcia-Hansen, B Capra… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy demand in cooling-dominant climates can be reduced by implementation of natural
ventilation as a passive cooling strategy. Accordingly, suitable evaluation and prediction …

Window geometry impact on a room's wind comfort

R Fallahtafti, M Mahdavinejad - Engineering, Construction and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Natural ventilation is an environmentally friendly effective way of improving thermal
comfort and the quality of indoor conditions if applied properly. This study aims to investigate …

CFD simulations of natural ventilation behaviour in high-rise buildings in regular and staggered arrangements at various spacings

JOP Cheung, CH Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2011 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation, which is in line with the concepts of sustainability and green energy, is
widely acknowledged nowadays. Prevailing winds in urban areas are unavoidably modified …

Will multi-facade systems reduce cooling energy in fully glazed buildings? A scoping study of UAE buildings

H Radhi, S Sharples, F Fikiry - Energy and Buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to assess the impact of climate interactive facade systems
(CRFS) on cooling energy in fully glazed buildings. This work integrates building energy …

Analysis of the effect of dust barriers on particulate matter dispersion from a construction site using CFD simulation

J Choi, J Hong, T Hong - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban construction activities generate particulate matter (PM), which poses a severe threat
to urban residents' quality of life. The complex topography of urban areas and turbulent air …

Wind driven natural ventilation through multiple windows of a building: A computational approach

MZI Bangalee, SY Lin, JJ Miau - Energy and Buildings, 2012 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation is an energy saving system for the building to ensure occupant's physical
comfort. It has also no contribution to the atmospheric pollution as well as the global …

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 …

Wind tunnel investigation on influence of fluctuating wind direction on cross natural ventilation

L Ji, H Tan, S Kato, Z Bu, T Takahashi - Building and environment, 2011 - Elsevier
The performance of wind driven natural ventilation is influenced significantly by the
boundary conditions set for the wind. In real conditions the wind direction is fluctuating …