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 pr...
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/85528/7/85528_The%20effects%20of%20the%20presence%20of%20a%20kitchen%20house_SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/85528/8/85528_The%20effects%20of%20the%20presence%20of%20a%20kitchen%20house.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/85528/ https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/23/6243/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236243 |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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