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The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building

Most Malaysian rural houses are categorized as non-engineered buildings and vulnerable to damage during events such as windstorms due to the fact that these houses lack engineering considerations. These houses are characterized by having an attached kitchen house, and many of these houses were previ...

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Main Authors: Deraman, S.N.C., Sabah, S.H.A., Zaini, S.S., Majid, T.A., Al-Fakih, A.
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Published: MDPI AG 2020
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spelling my.utp.eprints.233732021-08-19T07:23:08Z The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building Deraman, S.N.C. Sabah, S.H.A. Zaini, S.S. Majid, T.A. Al-Fakih, A. Most Malaysian rural houses are categorized as non-engineered buildings and vulnerable to damage during events such as windstorms due to the fact that these houses lack engineering considerations. These houses are characterized by having an attached kitchen house, and many of these houses were previously damaged by thunderstorms. The current research investigated the air flow characteristics changes surrounding these houses as a result of the presence of the kitchen. The roof pitch, position, gap height, and overhang were investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The results showed that the kitchen position at the center resulted in a slight increase in the suction on the ridge of the roof; however, it significantly altered the flow pattern in the windward and leeward directions. The results also showed that the roof overhang, roof pitch, and kitchen position contributed severely to the damage of the rural house. Moreover, the highest suction occurred at the roof ridge when the kitchen was located at the center of the rural house (Cp = -2.28). Therefore, the authors believe that it is more advantageous to have a kitchen connected to the core as it reduces the pressure on the roof of the core during thunderstorm events. © 2020, MDPI AG. All rights reserved. MDPI AG 2020 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105285879&doi=10.3390%2fen13236243&partnerID=40&md5=1f402ca01e5d24745c48a6f04fc29514 Deraman, S.N.C. and Sabah, S.H.A. and Zaini, S.S. and Majid, T.A. and Al-Fakih, A. (2020) The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building. Energies, 13 (23). http://eprints.utp.edu.my/23373/
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description Most Malaysian rural houses are categorized as non-engineered buildings and vulnerable to damage during events such as windstorms due to the fact that these houses lack engineering considerations. These houses are characterized by having an attached kitchen house, and many of these houses were previously damaged by thunderstorms. The current research investigated the air flow characteristics changes surrounding these houses as a result of the presence of the kitchen. The roof pitch, position, gap height, and overhang were investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The results showed that the kitchen position at the center resulted in a slight increase in the suction on the ridge of the roof; however, it significantly altered the flow pattern in the windward and leeward directions. The results also showed that the roof overhang, roof pitch, and kitchen position contributed severely to the damage of the rural house. Moreover, the highest suction occurred at the roof ridge when the kitchen was located at the center of the rural house (Cp = -2.28). Therefore, the authors believe that it is more advantageous to have a kitchen connected to the core as it reduces the pressure on the roof of the core during thunderstorm events. © 2020, MDPI AG. All rights reserved.
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author Deraman, S.N.C.
Sabah, S.H.A.
Zaini, S.S.
Majid, T.A.
Al-Fakih, A.
spellingShingle Deraman, S.N.C.
Sabah, S.H.A.
Zaini, S.S.
Majid, T.A.
Al-Fakih, A.
The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building
author_facet Deraman, S.N.C.
Sabah, S.H.A.
Zaini, S.S.
Majid, T.A.
Al-Fakih, A.
author_sort Deraman, S.N.C.
title The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building
title_short The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building
title_full The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building
title_fullStr The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building
title_full_unstemmed The effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building
title_sort effects of the presence of a kitchen house on the wind flow surrounding a low-rise building
publisher MDPI AG
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