A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design Platforms
The deterioration of the urban environment is a problem which has captured the attention of governmental departments and researchers, who are committed to improving the urban environment from the perspective of optimizing urban morphology. Although many researchers have applied computational fluid d...
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| description | The deterioration of the urban environment is a problem which has captured the attention of governmental departments and researchers, who are committed to improving the urban environment from the perspective of optimizing urban morphology. Although many researchers have applied computational fluid dynamics (CFD) plug-ins to study the problems of urban ventilation and pollutant accumulation, studies on the reliability and simulation accuracy verification of CFD plug-ins are currently scarce. Therefore, we used three CFD plug-ins based on different architectural design platforms to evaluate and compare their operation difficulty, simulation accuracy, and efficiency through the analysis of the simulation results of urban ventilation. This study complements the reliability validation of CFD plug-in simulations and guides urban planners and architects in the selection and application of CFD plug-ins. The results show that the CFD plug-in generally underestimates the wind speed at the pedestrian level and the prediction accuracy is poor in the wake area of obstacles, especially with the GH_Wind plug-in. Under the 0° inflow direction, the simulation results of the Butterfly plug-in were the most consistent with the experimental values. When the inflow direction increased to 22.5° and 45°, the Autodesk CFD showed the best simulation accuracy. Overall, Autodesk CFD achieves a balance between simulation accuracy and speed in urban airflow simulation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d9606e7614248d59063b69e34948ff22023-11-23T15:25:28ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-09-01129148710.3390/buildings12091487A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design PlatformsYongyu Hu0Fusuo Xu1Zhi Gao2School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, ChinaThe deterioration of the urban environment is a problem which has captured the attention of governmental departments and researchers, who are committed to improving the urban environment from the perspective of optimizing urban morphology. Although many researchers have applied computational fluid dynamics (CFD) plug-ins to study the problems of urban ventilation and pollutant accumulation, studies on the reliability and simulation accuracy verification of CFD plug-ins are currently scarce. Therefore, we used three CFD plug-ins based on different architectural design platforms to evaluate and compare their operation difficulty, simulation accuracy, and efficiency through the analysis of the simulation results of urban ventilation. This study complements the reliability validation of CFD plug-in simulations and guides urban planners and architects in the selection and application of CFD plug-ins. The results show that the CFD plug-in generally underestimates the wind speed at the pedestrian level and the prediction accuracy is poor in the wake area of obstacles, especially with the GH_Wind plug-in. Under the 0° inflow direction, the simulation results of the Butterfly plug-in were the most consistent with the experimental values. When the inflow direction increased to 22.5° and 45°, the Autodesk CFD showed the best simulation accuracy. Overall, Autodesk CFD achieves a balance between simulation accuracy and speed in urban airflow simulation.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/9/1487urban wind environmentarchitectural design platformsCFD plug-inssimulation accuracysimulation efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Yongyu Hu Fusuo Xu Zhi Gao A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design Platforms Buildings urban wind environment architectural design platforms CFD plug-ins simulation accuracy simulation efficiency |
| title | A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design Platforms |
| title_full | A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design Platforms |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design Platforms |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design Platforms |
| title_short | A Comparative Study of the Simulation Accuracy and Efficiency for the Urban Wind Environment Based on CFD Plug-Ins Integrated into Architectural Design Platforms |
| title_sort | comparative study of the simulation accuracy and efficiency for the urban wind environment based on cfd plug ins integrated into architectural design platforms |
| topic | urban wind environment architectural design platforms CFD plug-ins simulation accuracy simulation efficiency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/9/1487 |
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