Andrioli Medinilha-Carvalho, Talita ; Marques da Silva, Fernando Vítor ; Bre, Facundo ; Gimenez, Juan M. ; Chebel Labaki, Lucila (2024)
Experimental Study of Wind Pressures on Low-Rise H-Shaped Buildings.
In: Buildings, 14 (3)
doi: 10.3390/buildings14030762
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Abstract
Recognizing the urgent need for mitigating global warming, natural ventilation presents a potential strategy to reduce cooling energy demands, enhance thermal comfort, and contribute to indoor air quality. H-shaped buildings are prevalent worldwide, and they constitute the majority of the social housing construction in Brazil. Research suggests that the inadequate design of these buildings can result in poor ventilation; however, investigations about their natural ventilation performance are limited. Thus, the present contribution aims to determine the impact of the geometric characteristics of H-shaped buildings on the pressure distribution through wind tunnel experiments. Three models were tested in the wind tunnel experiments, representing different proportions. Their scales were configured to comply with the 5% obstruction limit allowed for wind tunnel testing, which was performed for 20 wind attack angles. Moreover, a scour test was carried out to allow a better understanding of the wind flow. Python scripting was developed to automate data processing, which is openly available in this paper. The results indicate that the proportion of the model influences the pressure distribution on roofs and leeward walls. Additionally, the depth of the recessed cavity affects its side surfaces and can result in a mirrored behavior on the frontal face of deep cavities (i.e., the wind direction is 45°). The model height influences the windward surfaces in its lower portion, since taller models present a recirculation vortex that modifies the pressure near the ground.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2024 |
| Creators: | Andrioli Medinilha-Carvalho, Talita ; Marques da Silva, Fernando Vítor ; Bre, Facundo ; Gimenez, Juan M. ; Chebel Labaki, Lucila |
| Type of entry: | Bibliographie |
| Title: | Experimental Study of Wind Pressures on Low-Rise H-Shaped Buildings |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 12 March 2024 |
| Place of Publication: | Basel |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Buildings |
| Volume of the journal: | 14 |
| Issue Number: | 3 |
| Collation: | 20 Seiten |
| DOI: | 10.3390/buildings14030762 |
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| Abstract: | Recognizing the urgent need for mitigating global warming, natural ventilation presents a potential strategy to reduce cooling energy demands, enhance thermal comfort, and contribute to indoor air quality. H-shaped buildings are prevalent worldwide, and they constitute the majority of the social housing construction in Brazil. Research suggests that the inadequate design of these buildings can result in poor ventilation; however, investigations about their natural ventilation performance are limited. Thus, the present contribution aims to determine the impact of the geometric characteristics of H-shaped buildings on the pressure distribution through wind tunnel experiments. Three models were tested in the wind tunnel experiments, representing different proportions. Their scales were configured to comply with the 5% obstruction limit allowed for wind tunnel testing, which was performed for 20 wind attack angles. Moreover, a scour test was carried out to allow a better understanding of the wind flow. Python scripting was developed to automate data processing, which is openly available in this paper. The results indicate that the proportion of the model influences the pressure distribution on roofs and leeward walls. Additionally, the depth of the recessed cavity affects its side surfaces and can result in a mirrored behavior on the frontal face of deep cavities (i.e., the wind direction is 45°). The model height influences the windward surfaces in its lower portion, since taller models present a recirculation vortex that modifies the pressure near the ground. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | wind tunnel experiment, natural ventilation, pressure coefficient, reentrant bay, recessed cavity |
| Identification Number: | Artikel-ID: 762 |
| Additional Information: | This article belongs to the Special Issue Ventilation and Air Distribution Systems in Buildings |
| Classification DDC: | 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 624 Civil engineering and environmental protection engineering 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 690 Building and construction 700 Arts and recreation > 720 Architecture |
| Divisions: | 13 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences 13 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences > Institute of Construction and Building Materials |
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2024 08:57 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2024 08:57 |
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