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Optimization Of Window Positions For Wind-Driven Natural Ventilation Performance, Nari Yoon, Mary Ann Piette, Jung Min Han, Wentao Wu, Ali Malkawi
Optimization Of Window Positions For Wind-Driven Natural Ventilation Performance, Nari Yoon, Mary Ann Piette, Jung Min Han, Wentao Wu, Ali Malkawi
Civil and Architectural Engineering Faculty Research
This paper optimizes opening positions on building facades to maximize the natural ventilation’s potential for ventilation and cooling purposes. The paper demonstrates how to apply computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation results to architectural design processes, and how the CFD-driven decisions impact ventilation and cooling: (1) background: A CFD helps predict the natural ventilation’s potential, the integration of CFD results into design decision-making has not been actively practiced; (2) methods: Pressure data on building facades were obtained from CFD simulations and mapped into the 3D modeling environment, which were then used to identify optimal positions of two openings of a zone. …