Computational fluid dynamics in building design: An introductory guide

Contents Abbreviations v 1 Introduction 1 2 Computational fluid dynamics explained 2 2.1 Grids 3 2.2 Sub-models 4 2.3 Other models 4 3 Computational fluid dynamics in use 5 3.1 Resources 5 3.2 Analysis of results 5 Building applications 4 Fire safety design 10 4.1 Data input 10 4.2 Data output 10 4.3 Post processing 11 4.4 Modelling assumptions 11 4.5 Fire investigation 12 5 Ventilation and thermal comfort 13 5.1 Defining indoor thermal comfort 13 6 Wind loading 15 6.1 Effect of turbulence models in wind loading calculations 15 6.2 Atmospheric boundary layer 16 6.3 Domain size 16 7 Microclimate around buildings 17 7.1 Identification of potential issues 17 7.2 Wind climate 17 7.3 Criteria for pedestrian comfort 18 7.4 Outdoor thermal comfort criteria 18 Case studies 8 Case study 1: Fire simulation 20 8.1 The test scenario 20 8.2 Setting up the problem 20 8.3 Simulations 20 8.4 Summary 22 9 Case study 2: Natural ventilation 23 9.1 The building 23 9.2 The CFD model 23 9.3 The problem considered 24 9.4 Summary 25 10 References 26