This paper presents a comprehensive review of the open literature on motivations, methods
and applications of linking stratified airflow simulation to building energy simulation (BES) …

The lubrication of the mechanical components reduces friction, and increases the efficiency
and the reliability. However, the interaction of moving components with the lubricant leads to …

In centrifugal pumps, it is important to select appropriate turbulence model for the numerical
simulation in order to obtain reliable and accurate results. In this work, ten turbulence …

Despite the vital role the wind microclimate plays in urban design, the time, cost and
computational expense of wind simulations make them ineffective during early design …

Increase of the heat flow rate by applying finned surfaces is common in gas-liquid heat
exchangers. Thereby, devices with annular fins are frequently used. Demands for higher …

The coupling of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and building energy simulation (BES)
program enables the simultaneous consideration of the indoor environment quality and …

The outdoor microclimate highly affects the quality of urban outdoor spaces which are
essential to a city's socio-economic vitality. Due to the complexity associated with estimating …

Abstract Background Patient isolation units (PIUs) can be an effective method for effective
infection control. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is commonly used for PIU design; …

The physics and chemistry of plasma–surface interaction is a broad domain relevant to
various applications and several natural processes, including plasma etching for …

The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is becoming an increasingly popular means
to model wind flows in and around buildings. The first published application of CFD to both …