Numerical Simulation of Cross-Ventilation in Buildings Affected by Surrounding Buildings with Different Separation Distances

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In order to investigate natural cross-ventilation in buildings, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with the DES model is applied. The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of surrounding buildings on natural ventilation in target building under different separation distances. The simulation results indicate that surrounding buildings has a significant impact on airflow structure and airflow rate of the target building. The flow characteristics in target building is determined by the flow regime in street canyon.

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