Visualized Flow Patterns around and inside a Two-Sided Wind-Catcher in the Presence of Upstream Structures

In this paper, the influence of upstream structures on the flow patternaround and inside the wind-catcher is experimentally investigated by smoke flow visualization techniques. Wind-catchers are an important part of natural ventilation in residential buildings or public places such as shopping centers, libraries, etc. Wind-catchers might be also used in places of high urban densities; hence their potential to provide natural ventilation is dependent on the presence of upstream structures. In this study, the two-sided wind-catcher model was based on a real wind-catcher observed in the city of Yazd, Iran. The present study focuses on the flow patterns around and inside the isolated two-sided wind-catcher, and on a two-sided wind-catcher in the presence of an upstream structure. The results show that the presence of an upstream structure influences the airflow pattern force and direction. Placing a high upstream structure reverses the airflow direction inside the wind-catcher.

• M. Afshin
• A. Sohankar
• M. Dehghan Manshadi
• M. R. Daneshgar
• G. R. Dehghan Kamaragi

• Natural Ventilation
• Smoke Flow Visualization
• Two-Sided Wind-Catcher.

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