Ventilation performance in a passage between two non-parallel buildings

Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958, Li, B., Sandberg, M. and Liu, J. (2014) Ventilation performance in a passage between two non-parallel buildings. In: Indoor Air 2014, July 7-12, 2014, Hong Kong.

Abstract/Summary

A great number of studies on wind conditions in passages between slab-type buildings have been conducted in the past. However, wind conditions under different structure and configuration of buildings is still unclear and studies existed still can’t provide guidance on urban planning and design, due to the complexity of buildings and aerodynamics. The aim of this paper is to provide more insight in the mechanism of wind conditions in passages. In this paper, a simplified passage model with non-parallel buildings is developed on the basis of the wind tunnel experiments conducted by Blocken et al. (2008). Numerical simulation based on CFD is employed for a detailed investigation of the wind environment in passages between two long narrow buildings with different directions and model validation is performed by comparing numerical results with corresponding wind tunnel measurements.

Item Type	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/38391
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Urban Living group Science > School of the Built Environment > Energy and Environmental Engineering group
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