CFD as a building services engineering tool
Citation
International journal on architectural science, v.2, no.3, 2001, pp. 67-82
Abstract
The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as part of the design of new buildings and assessment of existing buildings is compared with its use for research into such areas as ventilation, thermal comfort, contaminant transport and fire safety. The very severe demands on project time and cost make the setting up (pre-processing) of the engineering problem and the (visual) assessment of the flow solutions as important as the solution capability of the CFD software. Through five examples ranging from photocopier emissions to heat stacking effects in air wells, the way that CFD is used as an engineering tools is demonstrated. The emerging role of CFD in relation to regulatory procedures is discussed and the resources needed to exploit CFD are indicated.
(1) Introduction
(2) Role of CFD
(3) Typical applications
(a) Contamination and thermal comfort in a photocopier room
(b) Pollution control in an enclosed car park
(c) Natural ventilation and thermal comfort with solar heating
(d) Heat stacking effect in a high-rise air well
(e) Thermal plumes in a high-rise apartment building
(4) CFD as an engineering tool
(5) Conclusions
(6) References
Description
Notes: Ventilation
Subject
Type
Article
Format
Date
2001
Language
en