Efficient Roof Shapes through Wind Flow and Indoor Temperature, Case Studies: Flat Roofs and Domed Roofs

efficient roof shapes through wind flow and indoor temperature, case studies: flat roofs and domed roofs

characteristics of efficient roof shape is a part of configuration of efficient architecture which seems to be an ideal in contemporary architecture especially in contemporary architecture of developing countries such as iran. this study is to investigate two roof shapes in view of air flow and indoor-temperature to find efficient roofs shapes for residential buildings in tehran. computational ...

Thermal Behavior of Domed Roofs, Case Study: Historical Dome-Shaped Roofs of Isfahan

Thermal analysis of vaulted roofs

In hot arid regions, cooling buildings by passive techniques is very important regarding energy saving and the need to keep clean the environment. In such areas, domed and vaulted roofs are widely used for centuries, such as in the Middle East region and central part of Iran. In this article analysis is made to explore east–west direction of wind flow around north–south vaulted roofs and flat r...

Wind pressure measurements on full scale flat roofs

A flat roof surface is known to be subjected to unusually high suction associated with a pair of vortices created under diagonally skewed wind. Prediction of the wind load and its influence on the roof system is an important engineering topic but wind tunnel testing of this situation is not easy with a scaled model. Considering the physics of wind flow for the most critical case, a possibility ...

thermal behavior of domed roofs, case study: historical dome-shaped roofs of isfahan

as a covering method of buildings` roof, domed roofs have mostly been applied in iranian vernacular architecture and also in the middle east region according to adobe material abundance comparing with timber. furthermore, dome remains in the first place in architectural designs due to large area coverage and favorable thermal performance; so that it has been widely utilized in mosques, shrines,...

Thermal performance of non air-conditioned buildings with vaulted roofs in comparison with flat roofs

Vaulted or domed roofs have been frequently adopted by builders and architects throughout the Middle East and other hot dry areas. However, the thermal performance of such buildings under hot dry climatic conditions has rarely been quantitatively studied. In this paper, a detailed finite element model for the investigation of the thermal performance of non air-conditioned buildings with vaulted...