CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Simulations

Natural ventilation design for buildings is important – particularly for residential apartments and open public spaces where every breeze helps to improve thermal comfort. With the use of CFD, natural ventilation can be simulated accurately and the building design and openings can be optimized to ensure adequate cross ventilation for the prevailing wind directions.

For atriums or big halls where the high ceiling height allows for thermal stratification CFD can be used to simulate the buoyancy force (stark effect) allowing to ventilate hot air out at the skylight or roof and only leave the occupied zone near the ground level to be air-conditioned.

CFD can also be used for determining the air-change effectiveness of air-conditioning designs as well as whether any space suffers from stagnant air or stale air.