Perspectives of double skin façades for naturally ventilated buildings: A review

S Barbosa, K Ip - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper identifies the parameters affecting the thermal and energy performance of
buildings with double skin façades (DSFs). It reviews the state of the art of current body of …

Naturally ventilated folded double-skin façade (DSF) for PV integration-geometry evaluation via thermal performance investigation

J Ahmadi, M Mahdavinejad, OK Larsen… - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studying the thermal performance of Double Skin Facades (DSFs) with vertical layers has
dominated the literature, however, there is still a lack of in-depth research on the …

Evaluating the different boundary conditions to simulate airflow and heat transfer in Double-Skin Facade

J Ahmadi, M Mahdavinejad, OK Larsen, C Zhang… - Building …, 2022 - Springer
The CFD simulation accuracy mostly depends on the appropriate setting of boundary
conditions and numerical simulation parameters. This study shows the influence of two types …

An assessment of energy-saving solutions for the envelope design of high-rise buildings in temperate climates: A case study in the Netherlands

B Raji, MJ Tenpierik, A Van Den Dobbelsteen - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
The building envelope is the interface between the interior of the building and the outdoor
environment. A building's energy consumption to a large extent depends on certain …

Controlling naturally ventilated double-skin façade to reduce energy consumption in buildings

X Zhao, A Wei, S Zou, Q Dong, J Qi, Y Song… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Naturally ventilated double-skin façade is the biggest heat and mass transfer interface
between indoor and outdoor environments, identified as one of the weakest energy …

Design, construction and performance testing of a PV blind-integrated Trombe wall module

Z Hu, W He, D Hu, S Lv, L Wang, J Ji, H Chen, J Ma - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
A novel PV blind-integrated Trombe wall module (PVBTW) was first designed and
constructed in the present study. A series of experiments were carried out to measure and …

Folded double-skin façade (DSF): in-depth evaluation of fold influence on the thermal and flow performance in naturally ventilated channels

J Ahmadi, M Mahdavinejad, S Asadi - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous studies have only focused on vertical air channel performance, but there is still a
need to perform in-depth research on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of atypical …

Application of double glazed façades with horizontal and vertical louvers to increase natural air flow in office buildings

N Pourshab, MD Tehrani, D Toghraie, S Rostami - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The results of previous researches clearly indicate that the main concern in applying double
skin façades (DSF) is overheating of the cavity and increasing the cooling energy …

Airflow and heat transfer in double skin facades

TE Jiru, YX Tao, F Haghighat - Energy and Buildings, 2011 - Elsevier
Airflow and heat transfer simulation was conducted for a DSF system equipped with a
venetian blind, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with RNG turbulence model, for a …

Modeling of double skin façades integrating photovoltaic panels and automated roller shades: Analysis of the thermal and electrical performance

Z Ioannidis, A Buonomano, AK Athienitis… - Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
A numerical model is developed for simulating a single or multi–story Double Skin Façade
integrating Photovoltaics (DSF-PV). The DSF-PV can co-generate solar electricity and heat …