Study on Skywell Shape in Huizhou Traditional Architecture Based on Outdoor Wind Environment Simulation

Huanhuan Fang, Xiang Ji (), Yun Chu, Lufeng Nie and Jianyuan Wang
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Huanhuan Fang: School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Xiang Ji: School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Yun Chu: School of Architecture and Design, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Lufeng Nie: School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Jianyuan Wang: School of Architecture and Design, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-27

Abstract: This study was conducted in the context of the latest Chinese policy on “double carbon”. First, we obtained building skywell and meteorological data parameters through a site survey and measurements. We applied the PHOENICS software to simulate and analyze the wind environment of a traditional building skywell. Secondly, the outdoor wind environment of typical building skywells could be simulated and evaluated one by one. Finally, using the method of controlling the variables and by combining typical buildings and skywell-scale layouts, the study summarized and compared the wind environment of the skywell under different scale combinations from three aspects: building skywell shape, skywell scale ratio, and skywell door opening. The following conclusions were drawn: (1) Among the four skywell shapes, the wind environment inside of the skywell was best in the HUI shape. (2) The wind environment inside of the skywell was best in the simulated skywell width-to-height ratio D/H values of 0.2–0.6; the AO shape D/H value was equal to 0.3; and the best wind environment in the skywell occurred when the D/H value of the HUI shape was equal to 0.4. (3) The wind environment in the skywell was best in the range of 1–1.5 for the aspect ratio W/L in the HUI-shaped building skywell (when the width-to-height D/H ratio was 0.4). (4) The opening of the door of the residential building had a great impact on the wind environment of the skywell.

Keywords: Huizhou region; traditional architecture; PHOENICS; outdoor wind environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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