CFD simulations of two opposing plane wall jets in a generic empty airplane cabin: Comparison of RANS and LES

JH Thysen, T van Hooff, B Blocken… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the ventilation flow in airplane
cabins are important for ventilation design optimisation regarding passenger health, thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the experimental studies on trombe walls hygrothermal performance: a special focus on the PIV application in such a system

N El Zein, P Désévaux, S Bégot, YA Oumeziane… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Trombe walls have been recognized as a cost-effective solution for reducing energy
consumption if designed properly. Most of the experimental studies available in the literature …

Air flow experiments on a train carriage—towards understanding the risk of airborne transmission

H Woodward, S Fan, RK Bhagat, M Dadonau… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
A series of experiments was undertaken on an intercity train carriage aimed at providing a
“proof of concept” for three methods in improving our understanding of airflow behaviour and …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical study of the flow dynamics and thermal behavior inside a car cabin: Innovative air diffusers and human body plumes interactions

P Dancă, A Jamin, I Nastase, B Janssens… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
In confined spaces, such as vehicle cabins, airflow and temperature distribution are the most
critical factors affecting thermal comfort and pollutant dispersion. To develop innovative and …

Airplane cabin mixing ventilation with time‐periodic supply: Contaminant mass fluxes and ventilation efficiency

JH Thysen, T van Hooff, B Blocken, GJ van Heijst - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Airplane cabin ventilation is essential to ensure passengers' well‐being. The conventional
ventilation method is mixing ventilation with a statistically steady supply, which, according to …

Influence of indoor airflow on airborne disease transmission in a classroom

M Zabihi, R Li, J Brinkerhoff - Building Simulation, 2024 - Springer
It has been widely accepted that the most effective way to mitigate airborne disease
transmission in an indoor space is to increase the ventilation airflow, measured in air …

Turbulence characterization of instantaneous airflow above passengers with different air distribution systems in a commercial airliner cabin

M Liu, J Li, J Liu, MA Hassan - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The environment inside airliner cabins has attracted increasing attention. Instantaneous
airflow, as one of the fundamental parameters of airflow field, affects aspects of the airliner …

Air curtain as a SARS-CoV-2 spreading mitigation method in a small aircraft cabin

K Kurec, B Olszański, K Gumowski… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper discusses an application of air curtain for reduction of virus-laden droplets
transmission from an infected host to other passengers in a small aircraft cabin. The study is …

Assessment of a confined thermal plume by PIV combined with POD analysis

W Chen, J Liu, J Li, X Dai, P Wang, C Wang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of the flow characteristics of thermal plumes during cooking
is an essential prerequisite for designing high-performance cooker hoods. A cooking-related …

Large-scale flow field super-resolution via local-global fusion convolutional neural networks

X Zhou, X Jin, S Laima, H Li - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Particle image velocimetry (PIV) techniques have a limited field of view of the flow field and
can only capture high-resolution flow fields in localized areas. To obtain a larger …