COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS APPLICATIONS IN THE BUILT

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Applications in the Built Environment offers a clear, practice-oriented guide to using CFD for building and urban design. Written for non-specialist users, it bridges the gap between CFD theory and real-world application, guiding readers through the full modelling workflow from geometry and meshing to validation and interpretation.

The book integrates academic benchmark studies with industry and research case examples drawn from decades of professional experience. Coverage includes ventilation, wind-driven rain, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, urban microclimate, vegetation effects, pollutant dispersion, fire safety, and hydrogen infrastructure.

Aligned with performance-based design and green building certification, and supported by tutorial questions and working examples, this book is an essential reference for sustainable, high-performance built environments.

Contents:

• About the Author
• Preface
• Introduction of Computational Fluid Dynamics to the Built Environment Profession
• Fundamental Steps to Work on CFD Applications in the Built Environment
• Governing Equations for CFD — Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer in Buildings
• Grid Generation for CFD — Practical Guidelines for Building and Urban Geometry
• CFD Numerical Techniques for Built Environment Applications
• Academic CFD Working Examples
• Industry CFD Working Examples
• Limitations and Challenges for CFD Applications in the Built Environment
• CFD Simulation Criteria for Green Building Certification
• The Future of CFD Applications in the Built Environment
• Index

Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students in building, environmental, and urban engineering; Researchers in building performance, sustainability, and urban climate; Industry practitioners, consultants, and government agencies engaged in performance-based design and regulation.