Bert Blocken

Research interests

Publications

• On the accuracy of turbulence models for CFD simulations of vertical axis wind turbines

  Energy · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.053

• LES over RANS in building simulation for outdoor and indoor applications: A foregone conclusion?

  Building Simulation · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-018-0459-3

• A review on the CFD analysis of urban microclimate

  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.248

• CFD simulation of a vertical axis wind turbine operating at a moderate tip speed ratio: Guidelines for minimum domain size and azimuthal increment

  Renewable Energy · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.02.006

• Effect of pitch angle on power performance and aerodynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine

  Applied Energy · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.03.128

• On the accuracy of CFD simulations of cross-ventilation flows for a generic isolated building: Comparison of RANS, LES and experiments

  Building and Environment · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.12.019

• Pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings: Review of wind-tunnel and CFD techniques and their accuracy for wind comfort assessment

  Building and Environment · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.02.004

• Computational Fluid Dynamics for urban physics: Importance, scales, possibilities, limitations and ten tips and tricks towards accurate and reliable simulations

  Building and Environment · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.015

• CFD simulation of outdoor ventilation of generic urban configurations with different urban densities and equal and unequal street widths

  Building and Environment · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.04.018

• 50 years of Computational Wind Engineering: Past, present and future

  Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2014.03.008

• CFD simulation and validation of urban microclimate: A case study for Bergpolder Zuid, Rotterdam

  Building and Environment · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.08.004

• Review of external convective heat transfer coefficient models in building energy simulation programs: Implementation and uncertainty

  Applied Thermal Engineering · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.03.003

• Ten iterative steps for model development and evaluation applied to Computational Fluid Dynamics for Environmental Fluid Mechanics

  Environmental Modelling & Software · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.02.001

• CFD simulation of cross-ventilation for a generic isolated building: Impact of computational parameters

  Building and Environment · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.01.004

• Urban Physics: Effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand

  Frontiers of Architectural Research · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2012.05.002

• CFD simulation of wind-induced pressure coefficients on buildings with and without balconies: Validation and sensitivity analysis

  Building and Environment · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.11.012

• CFD simulation for pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety in urban areas: General decision framework and case study for the Eindhoven University campus

  Environmental Modelling & Software · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.009

• CFD simulation of near-field pollutant dispersion on a high-resolution grid: A case study by LES and RANS for a building group in downtown Montreal

  Atmospheric Environment · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.065

• Application of computational fluid dynamics in building performance simulation for the outdoor environment: an overview

  Journal of Building Performance Simulation · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2010.513740

• Coupled urban wind flow and indoor natural ventilation modelling on a high-resolution grid: A case study for the Amsterdam ArenA stadium

  Environmental Modelling & Software · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.07.008

• CFD evaluation of wind speed conditions in passages between parallel buildings—effect of wall-function roughness modifications for the atmospheric boundary layer flow

  Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2007.01.013

• Conservative modelling of the moisture and heat transfer in building components under atmospheric excitation

  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.06.048

• CFD simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer: wall function problems

  Atmospheric Environment · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.08.019

• Pedestrian Wind Environment around Buildings: Literature Review and Practical Examples

  Journal of Building Physics · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1097196304044396

• A review of wind-driven rain research in building science

  Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2004.06.003

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