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Wind-induced indoor-air flow in a high-rise building adjacent to a vertical wall

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Providing adequate natural ventilation would reduce the building cooling load in tropical areas. This is regarded as a design moving towards [`]green' or [`]sustainable' building. Driving forces for natural ventilation in those hot and humid countries are basically wind-induced actions. This effect depends on the surrounding environment in a dense urban area, where buildings are closely built together. For a building located next to a vertical wall or a taller building, turbulent effects due to incident wind fields would be important. In this paper, the wind-induced indoor air flow in a building adjacent to a vertical wall is studied by Computational Fluid Dynamics under different ventilation conditions. Results are useful not only for providing better ventilation, but also for working out a fire-action plan in case of accidents.

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  • Chow, W. K., 2004. "Wind-induced indoor-air flow in a high-rise building adjacent to a vertical wall," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 77(2), pages 225-234, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:77:y:2004:i:2:p:225-234
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    1. Chow, W. K., 2001. "Numerical studies of airflows induced by mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning (MVAC) systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 68(2), pages 135-159, February.
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