Wind tunnel and numerical data on the ventilation performance of windcatcher with wing wall

• Main Authors: Nejat, P., Calautit, J. K., Abd. Majid, M. Z., Hughes, B. R., Zeynali, I., Jomehzadeh, F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc. 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71880/1/PayamNejat2016_WindTunnelandNumericalDataontheVentilation.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71880/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029899565&doi=10.1016%2fj.dib.2016.09.007&partnerID=40&md5=109e8f0786c38f71064df50f4795f83c
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The data presented in this article were the basis for the study reported in the research articles entitled “Evaluation of a two-sided windcatcher integrated with wing wall (as a new design) and comparison with a conventional windcatcher” (P. Nejat, J.K. Calautit, M.Z.A. Majid, B.R. Hughes, I. Zeynali, F. Jomehzadeh, 2016) [1] which presents the effect of wing wall on the air flow distribution under using the windcatchers as a natural ventilation equipment. Here, we detail the wind tunnel testing and numerical set-up used for obtaining the data on ventilation rates and indoor airflow distribution inside a test room with a two-sided windcatcher and wing wall. Three models were integrated with wing wall angled at 30°, 45° and 60° and another windcatcher was a conventional two-sided device. The computer-aided design (CAD) three-dimensional geometries which were produced using Solid Edge modeler are also included in the data article.