Development of a wind catcher for high-rise apartments in the hot-humid climate of Indonesia. Issue 1 (1st March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kubota, T; Takahashi, T; Trihamdani, A R; Mori, H; Asawa, T
• Is Part Of: IOP conference series. Volume 1007:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-03-01
• Subjects: Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Congresses; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; 550.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1007/1/012008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-1307

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to develop a new device, "cross-wind catcher", for mid-to-high-rise affordable apartments for improving the ventilation performance in the tropics, where the natural ventilation is considered essential. We conducted a primary simulation study to find optimum wind catchers, followed by a field experiment using a full-scale experimental building to confirm the effects of the proposed device. The results showed that the proposed cross-wind catcher was able to increase the ACH by approximately 1.2 to 1.4 times compared with the control unit.