Chaudhry, H.N., Calautit, J.K. and Hughes, B.R. (2015) Computational analysis to factor wind into the design of an architectural environment. Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, 2015. 234601. ISSN 1687-5591
Abstract
The effect of wind distribution on the architectural domain ofdistribution on the architectural domain of the Bahrain Trade Centre was numerically analysed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Using the numerical data, the power generation potential of the building integrated wind turbines were determined in response to the prevailing wind direction. The three-dimensional Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations along with the momentum and continuity equations were solved for obtaining the velocity and pressure field. Simulating a reference wind speed of 6m/s, the findings from the study quantified an estimate power generation of 6.4kW indicating a capacity factor of 2.9% for the benchmark model. At the windward side of the building, it was observed that the layers of turbulence intensified in inverse proportion to the height of the building with an average value of 0.45J/kg. The air velocity was found to gradually increase in direct proportion to the elevation with the turbine located at higher altitude receiving maximum exposure to incoming wind. This work highlighted the potential of using advanced computational fluid dynamics in order to factor wind into the design of any architectural environment.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Hassam Nasarullah Chaudhry et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 May 2015 09:09 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 09:53 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/234601 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1155/2015/234601 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85473 |