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Numerical analysis of convective heat transfer coefficients at the facades of two cubical buildings in tandem and staggered configurations

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Although there are several correlations for estimating the convective heat transfer coefficient (CHTC) of standalone buildings, the heat transfer properties of buildings arranged in tandem, staggered, or disorderly are not fully understood. In the current study, the CHTC of cubical buildings in several tandem and staggered configurations were studied in detail, using RANS numerical simulations. The simulations were performed for 60 different configurations, containing 5 different backward distances (B), 4 lateral distances (L), and 3 incident wind velocities (U10). Simulation results showed that the CHTC of the rear building increased with its distance from the front building when there was no lateral distance between the two buildings. For the staggered configuration, however, the CHTC of the rear building was affected by the wake structure of the front building. The simulation results also showed that the CHTC averaged on all facades of the rear building was proportional to \({U}_{10}^{0.911}\) for all the studied cases. Based on the presented numerical results, a correlation to estimate the average CHTC of the rear building as a function of the backward distance, lateral distance, and wind velocity was developed.

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Conceptualization: [Morteza Anbarsooz], Methodology: [Morteza Anbarsooz], Formal analysis and investigation: [Morteza Anbarsooz, Hadi Mirian], Writing–original draft preparation: [Morteza Anbarsooz, Goodarz Ahmadi]; Resources: [Morteza Anbarsooz, Hadi Mirian], Supervision: [Morteza Anbarsooz, Goodarz Ahmadi].

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Anbarsooz, M., Mirian, H. & Ahmadi, G. Numerical analysis of convective heat transfer coefficients at the facades of two cubical buildings in tandem and staggered configurations. Heat Mass Transfer 58, 1979–1996 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-022-03226-x

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