CFD simulations of wind-induced ventilation in apartment buildings with vertical voids: Effects of pilotis and wind fin on ventilation performance
Nikhil Kumar, Tetsu Kubota, Yoshihide Tominaga, Mohammadreza Shirzadi, Ronita Bardhan
Topics & Concepts
ApartmentComputational fluid dynamicsNatural ventilationCFD in buildingsMarine engineeringTurbulenceVentilation (architecture)EngineeringWind speedLow-riseWind tunnelReynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equationsVoid (composites)Environmental scienceStructural engineeringMeteorologyCivil engineeringMechanical engineeringAerospace engineeringComposite materialPhysicsMaterials scienceWind and Air Flow StudiesNoise Effects and ManagementBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization