50 years of computational wind engineering: past, present and future

B Blocken - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the past 50 years, Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) has undergone a successful
transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field in wind engineering …

[HTML][HTML] Urban Physics: Effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand

P Moonen, T Defraeye, V Dorer, B Blocken… - Frontiers of Architectural …, 2012 - Elsevier
The global trend towards urbanisation explains the growing interest in the study of the
modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its …

[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] Stress, immunity, and the management of calves

LE Hulbert, SJ Moisá - Journal of dairy science, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite many advances in management and housing of dairy calves, 1 in 10 US dairy
heifers die before weaning. A better understanding of the internal and external stimuli that …

CFD simulation of cross-ventilation for a generic isolated building: Impact of computational parameters

R Ramponi, B Blocken - Building and environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Accurate CFD simulation of coupled outdoor wind flow and indoor air flow is essential for the
design and evaluation of natural cross-ventilation strategies for buildings. It is widely …

CFD simulation for pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety in urban areas: General decision framework and case study for the Eindhoven University campus

B Blocken, WD Janssen, T van Hooff - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2012 - Elsevier
Wind comfort and wind safety for pedestrians are important requirements in urban areas.
Many city authorities request studies of pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety for new …

CFD simulation of wind-induced pressure coefficients on buildings with and without balconies: Validation and sensitivity analysis

H Montazeri, B Blocken - Building and environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Knowledge of the pressure distribution on building walls is important for the evaluation of
wind loads and natural ventilation. Wind-induced pressure distributions are influenced by a …

Ten iterative steps for model development and evaluation applied to Computational Fluid Dynamics for Environmental Fluid Mechanics

B Blocken, C Gualtieri - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2012 - Elsevier
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is increasingly used to study a wide variety of complex
Environmental Fluid Mechanics (EFM) processes, such as water flow and turbulent mixing of …

Application of computational fluid dynamics in building performance simulation for the outdoor environment: an overview

B Blocken, T Stathopoulos, J Carmeliet… - Journal of building …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides an overview of the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in
building performance simulation for the outdoor environment, focused on four topics:(1) …

Advances of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applications in agricultural building modelling: Research, applications and challenges

PE Bournet, F Rojano - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach is a versatile technique being
applied to multiple areas of knowledge. CFD approach has contributed to comprehensively …