[HTML][HTML] CFD simulations of turbulent flow and dispersion in built environment: A perspective review

Y Tominaga - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), a powerful analysis tool in wind engineering, has been
applied to a wide variety of problems over the past few decades. The application of CFD to …

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 …

Particle resuspension: Challenges and perspectives for future models

C Henry, JP Minier, S Brambilla - Physics Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Using what has become a celebrated catchphrase, Philip W. Anderson once wrote that
“more is different”(Science, Vol. 177, Issue 4047, pp. 393–396, 1972). First formulated in the …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of sandy soil stabilization using chitosan biopolymer

MRA Tasuji, P Ghadir, A Hosseini, AA Javadi… - Transportation …, 2024 - Elsevier
The performance of an environmentally friendly biopolymer synthesised from secondary
resources to overcome the wind erosion of sandy soil was investigated in this study. The …

Experimental and steady-RANS CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in moderately-dense urban areas

M Shirzadi, Y Tominaga, PA Mirzaei - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models based on the steady Reynolds-averaged
Navier Stokes (SRANS) equations are vastly used for calculation of airflow field inside and …

Abundance and cultivable bioaerosol transport from a municipal solid waste landfill area and its risks

T Zhang, Y Chen, Y Cai, Y Yu, J Liu, X Shen, G Li… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, constituting the third largest anthropogenic sources of
bioaerosols, are suspected to be one of the major contributors to adverse health outcomes …

RANS CFD modeling of the flow around a thin windbreak fence with various porosities: Validation using wind tunnel measurements

Y Tominaga, M Shirzadi - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
In computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of airflow in built environments, the
porous-jump model is commonly used to represent extremely thin porous windbreak fences …

Integrated BIM and VR for interactive aerodynamic design and wind comfort analysis of modular buildings

VJL Gan, T Liu, K Li - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modular building is becoming a common sight due to government policies promoting greater
automation and productivity. When moving towards modularity, indoor comfort within …

[HTML][HTML] How wind direction and building spacing influences airflow patterns and sediment transport patterns around a row of beach buildings: A numerical study

P Pourteimouri, GHP Campmans, KM Wijnberg… - Aeolian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings at the beach change the near-bed airflow patterns in the surrounding area. This
induces alterations in wind-induced bed shear stress and wind-induced sediment transport …

A numerical study on the impact of building dimensions on airflow patterns and bed morphology around buildings at the beach

P Pourteimouri, GHP Campmans, KM Wijnberg… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The attractiveness of beaches to people has led, in many places, to the construction of
buildings at the beach–dune interface. Buildings change the local airflow patterns which, in …