[HTML][HTML] LES over RANS in building simulation for outdoor and indoor applications: A foregone conclusion?

B Blocken - Building Simulation, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Large Eddy Simulation (LES) undeniably has the potential to provide more accurate
and more reliable results than simulations based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of CFD simulations in urban aerodynamics and microclimate: Progress and challenges

Y Tominaga, LL Wang, ZJ Zhai, T Stathopoulos - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This review outlines historical and recent research progress on the accuracy of
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of urban aerodynamics and microclimates …

Computational Fluid Dynamics for urban physics: Importance, scales, possibilities, limitations and ten tips and tricks towards accurate and reliable simulations

B Blocken - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban physics is the science and engineering of physical processes in urban areas. It
basically refers to the transfer of heat and mass in the outdoor and indoor urban …

[HTML][HTML] On the accuracy of CFD simulations of cross-ventilation flows for a generic isolated building: Comparison of RANS, LES and experiments

T van Hooff, B Blocken, Y Tominaga - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurate and reliable computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are essential for the
assessment of cross-ventilation of buildings. To determine which CFD models are most …

[HTML][HTML] Pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings: Review of wind-tunnel and CFD techniques and their accuracy for wind comfort assessment

B Blocken, T Stathopoulos, J Van Beeck - Building and Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Information on pedestrian-level wind (PLW) speed for wind comfort assessment can
be obtained by wind-tunnel measurements or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) …

CFD simulation of urban microclimate: Validation using high-resolution field measurements

N Antoniou, H Montazeri, M Neophytou… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heat stress in urban areas can have detrimental effects on human health, comfort and
productivity. In order to mitigate heat stress, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) …

Computational wind engineering: 30 years of research progress in building structures and environment

T Potsis, Y Tominaga, T Stathopoulos - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper reviews the evolution of computational wind engineering from environmental and
structural perspectives, since the inaugural conference of computational wind engineering …

Comparison of hexahedral, tetrahedral and polyhedral cells for reproducing the wind field around an isolated building by LES

W Wang, Y Cao, T Okaze - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The wind field around a 1: 1: 2 isolated building was predicted by large-eddy simulation for
evaluating the pedestrian-level wind environment. This study focused on the effects of cell …

Large-eddy simulation of flow around an isolated building: A step-by-step analysis of influencing factors on turbulent statistics

T Okaze, H Kikumoto, H Ono, M Imano, N Ikegaya… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We designed and exclusively performed a wind tunnel experiment to obtain high-quality and
high-resolution measurement results for three components of mean and fluctuating …

CFD simulation of the wind environment around an isolated high-rise building: An evaluation of SRANS, LES and DES models

J Liu, J Niu - Building and Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
The choice of proper turbulence models in computational fluid dynamics is still a challenging
issue for accurately predicting outdoor microclimate and thermal comfort conditions in urban …