Natural ventilation in vernacular architecture: A systematic review of bioclimatic ventilation design and its performance evaluation

Y Pan, W Zhong, X Zheng, H Xu, T Zhang - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The natural ventilation strategies employed in vernacular architecture have attracted
considerable research interest in the context of sustainable development, primarily due to …

The potential influence of building optimization and passive design strategies on natural ventilation systems in underground buildings: The state of the art

A Mukhtar, MZ Yusoff, KC Ng - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Most of the underground buildings rely on mechanical ventilation system for achieving an
acceptable indoor thermal comfort level. In order to alleviate the greenhouse effect, it is …

A new three-dimensional CFD model for efficiency optimisation of fluid-to-air multi-fin heat exchanger

M Altwieb, KJ Kubiak, AM Aliyu, R Mishra - Thermal science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
New simulation and experimental results have been obtained and are presented for a multi-
tube fin heat exchanger unit, from which semi-analytical correlations for the Fanning friction …

HVAC system functionality simulation using ANSYS-Fluent

CG Popovici - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of the study is to simulate the functionality of a HVAC system in different situations,
summer and winter time, using specialized software ANSYS-Fluent. A 2D building model …

Design optimization for ventilation shafts of naturally-ventilated underground shelters for improvement of ventilation rate and thermal comfort

A Mukhtar, KC Ng, MZ Yusoff - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A good ventilation system is essential for an underground shelter to provide a comfortable
environment with better indoor air quality. Ventilation shafts are widely used for ventilation …

Passive thermal performance prediction and multi-objective optimization of naturally-ventilated underground shelter in Malaysia

A Mukhtar, KC Ng, MZ Yusoff - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The impact of global warming has urged a prudent spending of energy in the building sector
nowadays. In general, a typical HVAC system consumes about 60%–70% of the total energy …

The Consequence of Combining Indigenous Techniques with a Flexible Design to Reduce Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings for Future Architecture

H Ramezani, E Reza - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
A significant amount of research has addressed the issue of energy consumption reduction
and the use of natural ventilation. Nevertheless, fewer studies have discussed the use of …

Using multi objective optimization in term of position and area of the air outlet shaft in Showadan

A Heidari, Y Peyvastehgar, N Khoshkalam - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using the geothermal energy is one of the best solutions that led to construction of
underground spaces in different parts of the world.“Shovadan” is one of the underground …

A successful CFD-based solution to a water condensation problem in a hard disk drive factory

J Thongsri - IEEE Access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper was intended as an article of a practical solution. The settings of a ventilation
system for a production line in a hard disk drive (HDD) factory were inappropriate leading to …

Numerical study of effects of Shavadoon connections (a vernacular architectural pattern) on improvement of natural ventilation

H Samsam-Khayani, MR Tavakoli… - … and Underground Space …, 2018 - Elsevier
Architects and engineers working in different climatic conditions have come up with many
new ideas to adapt with nature. In so doing, they have managed to construct …