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Fast and dynamic urban neighbourhood energy simulation using CFDf-CFDc-BES coupling method (2020)
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Zhang, R., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2021). Fast and dynamic urban neighbourhood energy simulation using CFDf-CFDc-BES coupling method. Sustainable Cities and Society, 66, Article 102545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102545

Building energy simulation (BES) tools show limitations in calculations of the convective heat transfer exchange with the surrounding urban areas. Therefore, dynamic coupling of BES to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques is a common strateg... Read More about Fast and dynamic urban neighbourhood energy simulation using CFDf-CFDc-BES coupling method.

RANS model calibration using stochastic optimization for accuracy improvement of urban airflow CFD modeling (2020)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Tominaga, Y. (2020). RANS model calibration using stochastic optimization for accuracy improvement of urban airflow CFD modeling. Journal of Building Engineering, 32, Article 101756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101756

In this study, a systematic calibration methodology is proposed for enhancing the accuracy of urban airflow simulations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. In the calibration... Read More about RANS model calibration using stochastic optimization for accuracy improvement of urban airflow CFD modeling.

CFD analysis of cross-ventilation flow in a group of generic buildings: Comparison between steady RANS, LES and wind tunnel experiments (2020)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Tominaga, Y. (2020). CFD analysis of cross-ventilation flow in a group of generic buildings: Comparison between steady RANS, LES and wind tunnel experiments. Building Simulation, 13(6), 1353-1372. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-020-0657-7

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results generated by the steady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations (SRANS) model and large eddy simulation (LES) are compared with wind tunnel experiments for investigating a cross-ventilation flow in a group... Read More about CFD analysis of cross-ventilation flow in a group of generic buildings: Comparison between steady RANS, LES and wind tunnel experiments.

Experimental Study on Cross-ventilation of a Generic Building in Highly-dense Urban Areas: Impact of Planar Area Density and Wind Direction (2019)
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Shirzadi, M., Tominaga, Y., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2020). Experimental Study on Cross-ventilation of a Generic Building in Highly-dense Urban Areas: Impact of Planar Area Density and Wind Direction. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2019.104030

This study presents the experimental results on cross-ventilation in a generic low-rise building placed in highly-dense urban configurations. Flow visualization studies were conducted by utilization of a smoke generator in order to investigate the na... Read More about Experimental Study on Cross-ventilation of a Generic Building in Highly-dense Urban Areas: Impact of Planar Area Density and Wind Direction.

Experimental and Steady-RANS CFD Modelling of Cross-ventilation in Moderately-dense Urban Areas (2019)
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Shirzadi, M., Tominaga, Y., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2019). Experimental and Steady-RANS CFD Modelling of Cross-ventilation in Moderately-dense Urban Areas. Sustainable Cities and Society, 52, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101849

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models based on the steady Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes (SRANS) equations are vastly used for calculation of airflow field inside and around cross-ventilated buildings. However, most of the developed CFD guidelin... Read More about Experimental and Steady-RANS CFD Modelling of Cross-ventilation in Moderately-dense Urban Areas.

A new regression model to predict BIPV cell temperature for various climates using a high-resolution CFD microclimate model (2019)
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Zhang, R., Gan, Y., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2020). A new regression model to predict BIPV cell temperature for various climates using a high-resolution CFD microclimate model. Advances in Building Energy Research, 14(4), 527-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2019.1654917

Understanding of cell temperature of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is essential in the calculation of their conversion efficiency, durability and installation costs. Current PV cell temperature models mainly fail to provide accurate predic... Read More about A new regression model to predict BIPV cell temperature for various climates using a high-resolution CFD microclimate model.

Wind tunnel experiments on cross-ventilation flow of a generic sheltered building in urban areas (2019)
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Shirzadi, M., Tominaga, Y., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2019). Wind tunnel experiments on cross-ventilation flow of a generic sheltered building in urban areas. Building and Environment, 158, 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.04.057

Results of an extensive wind tunnel experimental measurements for cross-ventilation in a sheltered building are presented against different wind angles. Buildings were placed in a regular arrangement with a constant planar area ratio of 0.25. Instant... Read More about Wind tunnel experiments on cross-ventilation flow of a generic sheltered building in urban areas.

Developing a framework for improvement of building thermal performance modeling under urban microclimate interactions (2018)
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Shirzadi, M., Naghashzadegan, M., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2019). Developing a framework for improvement of building thermal performance modeling under urban microclimate interactions. Sustainable Cities and Society, 44, 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.09.016

Coupled models developed from the building energy simulation (BES) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods are occasionally used for analyzing the buildings thermal performance. Nevertheless, the large uncertainty in the input parameters of BE... Read More about Developing a framework for improvement of building thermal performance modeling under urban microclimate interactions.

Development of a dynamic external CFD and BES coupling framework for application of urban neighbourhoods energy modelling (2018)
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Zhang, R., Mirzaei, P. A., & Jones, B. (2018). Development of a dynamic external CFD and BES coupling framework for application of urban neighbourhoods energy modelling. Building and Environment, 146, 37-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.09.006

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Current building energy models are weak at representing the interactions between neighbourhoods of buildings in cities. The effect of a neighbourhood on the local microclimate is complex, varying from one building to another, mean... Read More about Development of a dynamic external CFD and BES coupling framework for application of urban neighbourhoods energy modelling.

An open-source simulation platform to support the formulation of housing stock decarbonisation strategies (2018)
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Sousa, G., Jones, B. M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Robinson, D. (2018). An open-source simulation platform to support the formulation of housing stock decarbonisation strategies. Energy and Buildings, 172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.05.015

Housing Stock Energy Models (HSEMs) play a determinant role in the study of strategies to decarbonise the UK housing stock. Over the past three decades, a range of national HSEMs have been developed and deployed to estimate the energy demand of the 2... Read More about An open-source simulation platform to support the formulation of housing stock decarbonisation strategies.

Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Naghashzadegan, M., & Mirzaei, P. (2018). Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas. Sustainable Cities and Society, 37, 451-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.11.020

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are widely used in many wind-related urban morphology studies in urban areas, including cross-ventilation. The accuracy of the CFD models, however, is still a challenging issue for accurate prediction of... Read More about Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas.

Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P., Naghashzadegan, M., & Tominaga, Y. (2018). Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 118, 758-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.107

Accurate representation of turbulence phenomenon in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of cross-ventilation around and inside buildings is a challenging and complex problem, especially under the sheltering effect of surrounding buildings. St... Read More about Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization.

Improvement of k-epsilon turbulence model for CFD simulation of atmospheric boundary layer around a high-rise building using stochastic optimization and Monte Carlo sampling technique (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Naghashzadegan, M. (in press). Improvement of k-epsilon turbulence model for CFD simulation of atmospheric boundary layer around a high-rise building using stochastic optimization and Monte Carlo sampling technique. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 171, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2017.10.005

The accuracy of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model the airflow around the buildings in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is directly linked to the utilized turbulence model. Despite the popularity and their low computational cost, the... Read More about Improvement of k-epsilon turbulence model for CFD simulation of atmospheric boundary layer around a high-rise building using stochastic optimization and Monte Carlo sampling technique.

Development of an adaptive discharge coefficient to improve the accuracy of crossventilation airflow calculation in building energy simulation tools (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Naghashzadegan, M. (2018). Development of an adaptive discharge coefficient to improve the accuracy of crossventilation airflow calculation in building energy simulation tools. Building and Environment, 127, 277-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.10.019

Airflow network (AFN) model embedded in building energy simulation (BES) tools such as EnergyPlus is extensively used for prediction of cross-ventilation in buildings. The noticeable uncertainty in the measurement of the surface pressure, discharge c... Read More about Development of an adaptive discharge coefficient to improve the accuracy of crossventilation airflow calculation in building energy simulation tools.

Simplified model to predict the thermal demand profile of districts (2017)
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Talebi, B., Haghighat, F., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2017). Simplified model to predict the thermal demand profile of districts. Energy and Buildings, 145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.03.062

Extensive research works have been carried out over the past few decades in the development of simulation tools to predict the thermal performance of buildings. These validated tools have been used in the design of the building and its components. Ho... Read More about Simplified model to predict the thermal demand profile of districts.

Prediction of the surface temperature of building-integrated photovoltaics: development of a high accuracy correlation using computational fluid dynamics (2017)
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Zhang, R., Mirzaei, P. A., & Carmeliet, J. (2017). Prediction of the surface temperature of building-integrated photovoltaics: development of a high accuracy correlation using computational fluid dynamics. Solar Energy, 147, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.03.023

Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels are generally expected to operate for over 25 years to be viewed as an economically viable technology. Overheating is known to be one of the major deficiencies in reaching the targeted lifespan goals. Al... Read More about Prediction of the surface temperature of building-integrated photovoltaics: development of a high accuracy correlation using computational fluid dynamics.

Development of a fish leaping framework for low-head barriers (2016)
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Mirzaei, P. A. (2017). Development of a fish leaping framework for low-head barriers. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jher.2016.07.001

Leaping is an indispensable part of the upstream spawning migration of a fish species. The natural barriers replaced with artificial dams and obstacles can obstruct the leaping process and destruct the life cycle of fish species, causing their extinc... Read More about Development of a fish leaping framework for low-head barriers.

Wind-driven ventilation improvement with plan typology alteration: a CFD case study of traditional Turkish architecture (2016)
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Aydin, Y. C., & Mirzaei, P. A. (in press). Wind-driven ventilation improvement with plan typology alteration: a CFD case study of traditional Turkish architecture. Building Simulation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-016-0321-4

Aligned with achieving the goal of net-zero buildings, the implementation of energy-saving techniques in minimizing energy demands is proving more vital than at any time. As practical and economic options, passive strategies in ventilation developed... Read More about Wind-driven ventilation improvement with plan typology alteration: a CFD case study of traditional Turkish architecture.

Integration of storage and renewable energy into district heating systems: a review of modelling and optimization (2016)
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Olsthoorn, D., Haghighat, F., & Mirzaei, P. A. (2016). Integration of storage and renewable energy into district heating systems: a review of modelling and optimization. Solar Energy, 136, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.06.054

The building and infrastructure sector is accountable for 46% of the total worldwide energy consumption. Most traditional energy sources such as coal or petroleum are among the non-renewable types and most likely to be depleted in the forthcoming dec... Read More about Integration of storage and renewable energy into district heating systems: a review of modelling and optimization.

Urban neighborhood characteristics influence on a building indoor environment (2015)
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Mirzaei, P. A., Olsthoorn, D., Torjan, M., & Haghighat, F. (2015). Urban neighborhood characteristics influence on a building indoor environment. Sustainable Cities and Society, 19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2015.07.008

The urban heat island (UHI) is exacerbated during heat waves, which have been reported to be more frequent in recent years. Unwanted consequences of the UHI not only include an increase in mean/peak energy demand, but an escalation in the heat-relate... Read More about Urban neighborhood characteristics influence on a building indoor environment.