CFD simulation for opaque ventilated facades in hot arid climate based on literature review design parameters

Alyahya, Ahmed, Lannon, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4677-7184 and Jabi, Wassim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-9568 2023. CFD simulation for opaque ventilated facades in hot arid climate based on literature review design parameters. Presented at: Building Simulation 2023: 18th Conference of IBPSA, China, 4-6 September 2023. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2023: 18th Conference of IBPSA. , vol.18 Building Simulation 2023: 18th Conference of IBPSA: Building Simulation Conference, pp. 909-916. 10.26868/25222708.2023.1264

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Abstract

In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted to analyze the design parameters found in the literature review that influence on the performance of an opaque ventilated façade (OVF) to provide a baseline prototype for future parametric optimisation of novel OVFs. The baseline prototype iscreated by combining the most common OVF’s geometrical solutions discovered in the literature and applied in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is an extremely hot and arid region. The CFD simulation results indicate that airflow velocity within the OVF’s cavity has the most significant effect on its thermal performance in hot arid climate areas.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Publisher:	Building Simulation Conference
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 December 2023
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2024 02:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164871

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