A numerical simulation of wing walls using computational fluid dynamics

Larger window openings in the walls of a building may provide better natural ventilation. However, it also increases the penetration of direct solar radiation into indoor environment. The use of wing wall, one of the green features, is an alternative to create effective natural ventilation. Givoni c...

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Published in:Energy and buildings Vol. 39; no. 9; pp. 995 - 1002
Main Authors: Mak, C.M., Niu, J.L., Lee, C.T., Chan, K.F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.2007
Elsevier
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
CFD
Computation methods. Tables. Charts
Exact sciences and technology
External envelopes
Green features
Natural ventilation
Structural analysis. Stresses
Wall. Partition
Wing walls
CFD
Wing walls
Buildings
Natural ventilation
Green features
Green building
Experimental result
Computational fluid dynamics
Numerical simulation
Retaining wall
Comparative study
ISSN:0378-7788
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Summary:Larger window openings in the walls of a building may provide better natural ventilation. However, it also increases the penetration of direct solar radiation into indoor environment. The use of wing wall, one of the green features, is an alternative to create effective natural ventilation. Givoni conducted experiments in a wind tunnel to study the ventilation performance of wing walls. This paper presents a numerical study of the ventilation performance of wing walls using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Two-dimensional and three-dimensional simulations are compared with the results of the experiments of Givoni. The results indicate that wing wall can promote natural ventilation by increasing the air change per hour and the mean indoor air speed relative to wind speed at various wind speeds and wind directions. The best performance of wing wall is at the wind angle of around 45°. The study also shows that 3D CFD simulation produces similar trend to the experimental results though there are some discrepancies.
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ISSN:0378-7788
DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.10.012