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Introduction
In this chapter the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations conducted for nine different building configurations to investigate the influence of building orientation and passage width on wind velocity at different heights using commercial code FLUENT 6.1.18 are reported.
Chapter overview
This chapter is divided into four main sections (Box 5.1). The first section describes how the computational fluid dynamics simulations are commonly used. It also provides a general overview of the relevant theories and methodologies related to the use of the commercial CFD code FLUENT 6.1.18 to simulate airflow around buildings.
The second section (5.2) is the description of the procedure used in this study to carry out the CFD simulations. A detailed explanation on how the domain, geometry, grid and boundary conditions were specified in GAMBIT and in FLUENT for the simulations is provided.
The results of the CFD simulations are presented in section 5.3. These results will be discussed in chapter six against those found with the wind tunnel experiments described in chapter four. Additionally, some conclusions and key points are presented in section 5.4.