CFD Simulations to Examine Natural Ventilation of a Work Area in a Public Building
Natural ventilation has played an important role for
many low energy-building designs. It has been also noticed as a
essential subject to persistently bring the fresh cool air from the
outside into a building. This study carried out the computational fluid
dynamics (CFD)-based simulations to examine the natural ventilation
development of a work area in a public building. The simulated results
can be useful to better understand the indoor microclimate and the
interaction of wind with buildings. Besides, this CFD simulation
procedure can serve as an effective analysis tool to characterize the
airing performance, and thereby optimize the building ventilation for
strengthening the architects, planners and other decision makers on
improving the natural ventilation design of public buildings.
[1] Y. Wanga, F. Y. Zhaoc, J. Kuckelkorna, D. Liud, J. Liue, J. L. Zhangf,
"Classroom energy efficiency and air environment with displacement
natural ventilation in a passive public school building”, Energy and
Buildings, vol. 70, 2014, p.258-270.
[2] L. Haselbach, "The Engineering Guide to Leed-New Construction:
Sustainable Construction for Engineers”, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
[3] L. Bellia, F. D. Falco, F. Minichiello, "Effects of solar shading devices on
energy requirements of standalone office buildings for Italian climates”,
Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 54, 2013, pp. 190-201.
[4] American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers, "ASHRAE standard: ventilation for acceptable indoor air
quality”, Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers.
[5] B. Blockena, W. D. Janssena, T. van Hoof, "CFD simulation for
pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety in urban areas: General decision
framework and case study for the Eindhoven University campus”,
Environmental Modelling & Software, vol. 30, 2012, pp.15-34.
[6] M. Dupont, C. Celestine, T. Feuillard, "Natural ventilation in a traditional
house on a West Indies Island (Guadeloupe):: Field testing on site and in a
wind tunnel”, Renewable Energy, vol. 4, 1994, pp.275-281.
[7] A. S. Hussein and H. El-Shishiny, "Influences of wind flow over heritage
sites: A case study of the wind environment over the Giza Plateau in
Egypt”, Environmental Modelling & Software ,vol. 24, 2009, pp.
389-410.
[8] P. Gousseau, B. Blocken, T. Stathopoulos and G. J. F. van Heijst, "CFD
simulation of near-field pollutant dispersion on a high-resolution grid: A
case study by LES and RANS for a building group in downtown
Montreal”, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 45, 2011, pp. 428-438.
[9] B. Blocken and J. Persoon, "Pedestrian wind comfort around a large
football stadium in an urban environment: CFD simulation alidation and
application of the new Dutch wind nuisance standard”, Journal of Wind
Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 97, 2009, pp.255-270.
[10] G. Gan, S. B. Riffat, "A numerical study of solar chimney for natural
ventilation of buildings with heat recovery”, Applied Thermal
Engineering, vol. 18, 1998, pp. 1171-1187.
[11] S. H. Ho, L. Rosario, and M. M. Rahman, "Comparison of underfloor and
overhead air distribution systems in an office environment”, Building and
Environment, vol. 46, 2011, pp.1415-1427.
[12] T. Catalina, J. Virgone, and F. Kuznik, "Evaluation of thermal comfort
using combined CFD and experimentation study in a test room equipped
with a cooling ceiling”, Building and Environment, vol. 44, 2009,
pp.1740-1750.
[13] S. Hussain, P. H. Oosthuizen, "Numerical study of buoyancy-driven
natural ventilation in a simple three-storey atrium building”, International
Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, vol. 1, 2012, pp.141-157.
[14] W. Pasut, M. D. Carli, "Evaluation of various CFD modelling strategies
in predicting airflow and temperature in a naturally ventilated double skin
façade”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 37, 2012, pp. 267-274.
[15] M. J. Suárez, C. Sanjuanb, A. J. Gutiérrez a, J. Pistonoa , E. Blanco,
"Energy evaluation of an horizontal open joint ventilated façade”,
Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 37, 2012, pp. 302-313.
[16] M. Aghakhani and G. Eslami, "Thermal Comfort Assessment of
Underfloor vs. Overhead Air Distribution System”, Journal of Applied
Sciences, vol. 12, 2012, pp. 473-479.
[17] J.C. Teixeira, R Lomba1, S.F.C.F. Teixeira, and P. Lobarinhas,
"Application of CFD Tools to Optimize Natural Building Ventilation
Design”, Computational Science and Its Applications ICCSA 2012, Part
III, LNCS 7335, pp. 202–216.
[18] N. H. Wong, S. Heryanto, ‘‘The study of active stack effect to enhance
natural ventilation using wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) simulations,’’ Energy and Buildings, vol.36 (7), 2004,
pp.668–678.
[19] C. Ghiaus, F. Allard, Natural ventilation in the urban environment:
assessment and design, Earth scan, London, 2005.
[20] P. J. Richards, Computational modeling of wind flows around low rise
buildings using PHOENIX. Report for the ARFC Institute of Engineering
Research Wrest Park, Silsoe Research Institute, Bedfordshire, 1989.
[21] P. J. Richards, R. P. Hoxey, , "Appropriate boundary conditions for
computational wind engineering models using the k-E turbulence model”,
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 46 & 47,
1993, pp.145-153.
[22] R. M. Harrison, ‘‘Understanding Our Environment: An Introduction to
Environmental Chemistry and Pollution’’, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Cambridge, 1992.
[23] B. Blocken, T. Stathopoulos, J. Carmeliet, ‘’CFD simulation of the
atmospheric boundary layer: wall function problems,’’ Atmospheric
Environment, vol. 41, 2007, pp 238-252.
[24] World Meteorological Organization, Weather Information for Noumea,
2010, http://worldweather.wmo.int/1 40/c00296.htm.
[25] Y. Ji, M. J. Cook, and V. Hanby, ‘‘CFD modelling of natural
displacement ventilation inan enclosure connected to an atrium,’’
Building and Environment, vol. 42, 2007, pp. 1158–1172.
[26] O. S. Asfour, and M. B. Gadi, ‘‘A comparison between CFD and Network
models for predicting wind-driven ventilation in buildings,’’ Building and
Environment, vol. 42(12), 2007, pp. 4079–4085.
[27] J.Wieringa, ‘‘Updating the Davenport roughness classification,’’ Journal
of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 41–44, 1992, pp.
357–368.
[28] D.S. Jang, R. Jetli, S. Acharya, ‘‘Comparison of the PISO, SIMPLER,
and SIMPLEC algorithms for the treatment of the pressure-velocity
coupling in steady flow problems’’, Numerical Heat Transfer, vol. 10,
1986 pp.209-228.
[1] Y. Wanga, F. Y. Zhaoc, J. Kuckelkorna, D. Liud, J. Liue, J. L. Zhangf,
"Classroom energy efficiency and air environment with displacement
natural ventilation in a passive public school building”, Energy and
Buildings, vol. 70, 2014, p.258-270.
[2] L. Haselbach, "The Engineering Guide to Leed-New Construction:
Sustainable Construction for Engineers”, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
[3] L. Bellia, F. D. Falco, F. Minichiello, "Effects of solar shading devices on
energy requirements of standalone office buildings for Italian climates”,
Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 54, 2013, pp. 190-201.
[4] American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers, "ASHRAE standard: ventilation for acceptable indoor air
quality”, Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers.
[5] B. Blockena, W. D. Janssena, T. van Hoof, "CFD simulation for
pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety in urban areas: General decision
framework and case study for the Eindhoven University campus”,
Environmental Modelling & Software, vol. 30, 2012, pp.15-34.
[6] M. Dupont, C. Celestine, T. Feuillard, "Natural ventilation in a traditional
house on a West Indies Island (Guadeloupe):: Field testing on site and in a
wind tunnel”, Renewable Energy, vol. 4, 1994, pp.275-281.
[7] A. S. Hussein and H. El-Shishiny, "Influences of wind flow over heritage
sites: A case study of the wind environment over the Giza Plateau in
Egypt”, Environmental Modelling & Software ,vol. 24, 2009, pp.
389-410.
[8] P. Gousseau, B. Blocken, T. Stathopoulos and G. J. F. van Heijst, "CFD
simulation of near-field pollutant dispersion on a high-resolution grid: A
case study by LES and RANS for a building group in downtown
Montreal”, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 45, 2011, pp. 428-438.
[9] B. Blocken and J. Persoon, "Pedestrian wind comfort around a large
football stadium in an urban environment: CFD simulation alidation and
application of the new Dutch wind nuisance standard”, Journal of Wind
Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 97, 2009, pp.255-270.
[10] G. Gan, S. B. Riffat, "A numerical study of solar chimney for natural
ventilation of buildings with heat recovery”, Applied Thermal
Engineering, vol. 18, 1998, pp. 1171-1187.
[11] S. H. Ho, L. Rosario, and M. M. Rahman, "Comparison of underfloor and
overhead air distribution systems in an office environment”, Building and
Environment, vol. 46, 2011, pp.1415-1427.
[12] T. Catalina, J. Virgone, and F. Kuznik, "Evaluation of thermal comfort
using combined CFD and experimentation study in a test room equipped
with a cooling ceiling”, Building and Environment, vol. 44, 2009,
pp.1740-1750.
[13] S. Hussain, P. H. Oosthuizen, "Numerical study of buoyancy-driven
natural ventilation in a simple three-storey atrium building”, International
Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, vol. 1, 2012, pp.141-157.
[14] W. Pasut, M. D. Carli, "Evaluation of various CFD modelling strategies
in predicting airflow and temperature in a naturally ventilated double skin
façade”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 37, 2012, pp. 267-274.
[15] M. J. Suárez, C. Sanjuanb, A. J. Gutiérrez a, J. Pistonoa , E. Blanco,
"Energy evaluation of an horizontal open joint ventilated façade”,
Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 37, 2012, pp. 302-313.
[16] M. Aghakhani and G. Eslami, "Thermal Comfort Assessment of
Underfloor vs. Overhead Air Distribution System”, Journal of Applied
Sciences, vol. 12, 2012, pp. 473-479.
[17] J.C. Teixeira, R Lomba1, S.F.C.F. Teixeira, and P. Lobarinhas,
"Application of CFD Tools to Optimize Natural Building Ventilation
Design”, Computational Science and Its Applications ICCSA 2012, Part
III, LNCS 7335, pp. 202–216.
[18] N. H. Wong, S. Heryanto, ‘‘The study of active stack effect to enhance
natural ventilation using wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) simulations,’’ Energy and Buildings, vol.36 (7), 2004,
pp.668–678.
[19] C. Ghiaus, F. Allard, Natural ventilation in the urban environment:
assessment and design, Earth scan, London, 2005.
[20] P. J. Richards, Computational modeling of wind flows around low rise
buildings using PHOENIX. Report for the ARFC Institute of Engineering
Research Wrest Park, Silsoe Research Institute, Bedfordshire, 1989.
[21] P. J. Richards, R. P. Hoxey, , "Appropriate boundary conditions for
computational wind engineering models using the k-E turbulence model”,
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 46 & 47,
1993, pp.145-153.
[22] R. M. Harrison, ‘‘Understanding Our Environment: An Introduction to
Environmental Chemistry and Pollution’’, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Cambridge, 1992.
[23] B. Blocken, T. Stathopoulos, J. Carmeliet, ‘’CFD simulation of the
atmospheric boundary layer: wall function problems,’’ Atmospheric
Environment, vol. 41, 2007, pp 238-252.
[24] World Meteorological Organization, Weather Information for Noumea,
2010, http://worldweather.wmo.int/1 40/c00296.htm.
[25] Y. Ji, M. J. Cook, and V. Hanby, ‘‘CFD modelling of natural
displacement ventilation inan enclosure connected to an atrium,’’
Building and Environment, vol. 42, 2007, pp. 1158–1172.
[26] O. S. Asfour, and M. B. Gadi, ‘‘A comparison between CFD and Network
models for predicting wind-driven ventilation in buildings,’’ Building and
Environment, vol. 42(12), 2007, pp. 4079–4085.
[27] J.Wieringa, ‘‘Updating the Davenport roughness classification,’’ Journal
of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 41–44, 1992, pp.
357–368.
[28] D.S. Jang, R. Jetli, S. Acharya, ‘‘Comparison of the PISO, SIMPLER,
and SIMPLEC algorithms for the treatment of the pressure-velocity
coupling in steady flow problems’’, Numerical Heat Transfer, vol. 10,
1986 pp.209-228.
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many low energy-building designs. It has been also noticed as a
essential subject to persistently bring the fresh cool air from the
outside into a building. This study carried out the computational fluid
dynamics (CFD)-based simulations to examine the natural ventilation
development of a work area in a public building. The simulated results
can be useful to better understand the indoor microclimate and the
interaction of wind with buildings. Besides, this CFD simulation
procedure can serve as an effective analysis tool to characterize the
airing performance, and thereby optimize the building ventilation for
strengthening the architects, planners and other decision makers on
improving the natural ventilation design of public buildings.
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