ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Sustainable Building
Protocol
of Measurement of On-Site Performance of Green Buildings (ASHRAE)
Field
Performance Evaluation Method for
A
Methodology for Categorizing Vernacular Architecture and Assessing Energy
Performance (Lindberg Foundation and EEF)
Heat
Transfer Mechanisms in Breathing Wall Systems (ASHRAE)
Assess
and Implementation Natural and Hybrid Ventilation Models in Whole-Building
Energy Simulations (ASHRAE)
Affordable House Project (ICAST)
Biomimicry Principles and Implications for
Building Design
Ecological
Impact of Architectural Material Usage
Green
Building Designs for Boulder, Denver,
Develop
an Integrated and Intelligent Sustainable Building Design Tool with
Modeling,
Design and Optimization of Double Skin Façade Systems
Other areas of interest:
Breathing
Wall and System
Natural
Ventilation + Fire Safety
Hybrid
Vent (BIPV+DSF) (solar-powered ventilation)
Curtain
Wall Design Guides
Smart
Architectural Design Tool
Application
of Ancient Technologies (Weather-Based Design)
Environmental
Study
Inverse
Modeling Method for Indoor Pollutant Tracking (ASHRAE)
Fast
Simulation Method for Indoor and Environmental Study (ASHRAE)
Identification,
Classification and Correlation of Ultrafine Indoor Airborne Particulate Matter
with Outdoor Values (ASHRAE)
Micro-climate
Design and Optimization (
Influence
of Fire on Building Structure in High-Tech Buildings
Thermal and Energy Performance of
Task/Ambient Conditioning Systems (ASHRAE)
Other areas of interest:
Urban
Pollutant Source Identification
Nano-Particle
Indoor Transport, Fate and Health Impact
Simulation
of Dispersed Two-phase (Air + Particle) Flow in and around Buildings
Development
of Real-Time Airflow Simulators
Dispersion
and Inter-Infection of Virus from Breath and Cough
Implication
of Nano-Particle on Human Health
Indoor Environmental Challenges in
Public Vehicles (Air, Water, Ground)
Renewable Energy and Developing Countries
Biomass Technology and Risk Factor
Analysis for Rural
Energy Investigation for Large
Commercial Buildings in
Thermal Storage and Co-Generation
Technologies
Other areas of interest:
Biomass Energy Technology and Policy
Comparison between Developed and Developing Countries
Building Systems
The Correlation between HVAC System
Pressure Drop and Energy Savings (NADCA)
High Efficient but Low Cost
Micro-Channel Heat Exchanger Technologies (Industry and ASHRAE)
Low Grade Geothermal Systems for
Buildings (Department of the Interior, Division of Energy and Mineral
Development)
Ventilation of Crawl-Space (Industry)
Personalized Ventilation Systems
(ASHRAE)
Other areas of interest:
Buildings and Systems under Extreme
Conditions (Dust, Fire, Hurricane and Flood)
Buildings Systems for Mission
Critical Spaces (Hospital, Data Center etc.)
COMPLETED RESEARCH ROJECTS
Integration of Building Energy Simulation (ES) Tools with
CFD
- Sponsored by US Department of Energy (DOE) and collaborated with Laurence
Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 2000–2002
CFD
Modeling and Optimization of Ventilation System in the Brant Motor Sports (BMS)
Enclosed NASCAR Racetrack
- Sponsored by Baker and Associates, Inc., 2000
Sustainable Housing for China: Beijing, Shanghai,
Shenzhen
- Sponsored by the Alliance for Global Sustainability and the Kann Rasmussen Foundation, 2000
Protecting Buildings from Chemical and Biological Agent Attacks – Prediction
and Control
- Collaborated with Draper Laboratory, United
Technology Research Center -Carrier, Harvard School of Public Health, 1999–2000
Development of Intelligent Building Design
Tools
- Sponsored by National Science Foundation and ASHRAE, 1999
CFD Multi-Block Algorithm and Parallel
Computation Techniques
- Sponsored by Tsinghua Research Funding, 1997–1999
Numerical Investigation of Wing-Body Junction
Flows
- Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation (NSF) of China and the
National Climbing Project of China, 1997-1998
Turbulence Model Development for 3-Dimensional
Turbulent Shear Flow and Boundary Layer Problems
- Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation (NSF) of China and the
National Climbing Project of China, 1996–1998
Experimental and Numerical Study of the Effects
of Cross-Wind on the Performance of Natural-Draft Dry-Cooling Towers
- Sponsored by Electric Power Bureau of Northern China, the National Natural
Science Foundation (NSF) of China and the National Climbing Project of China,
1994–1999
PUBLICATIONS (* denotes student and post-doc co-authors of Dr. Zhai)
2013 Publications
1. Xue Y*, Zhai Z, and Chen Q. 2013. Inverse Prediction and Optimization of Flow
Control Conditions for Confined Spaces using a CFD-Based Genetic Algorithm. Building and Environment. Accepted.
2. Denkenberger D*, Brandemuehl
M, Pearce J, and Zhai Z. 2013. High Effectiveness, Low-Cost Microchannel Expanded Heat Exchanger: Design and
Experimental Results. The ASME Journal of
Power and Energy. Accepted.
3.
McNeill J*, Hertzberg J, Zhai Z. 2013.
Experimental Investigation of Operating Room Air Distribution in a Full-Scale
Laboratory Chamber Using Particle Image Velocimetry
and Flow Visualization. Journal of Flow
Control, Measurement & Visualization. Accepted.
4. Duanmu L, Wang Z, Li X, and Zhai Z. 2013. A Simplified Method to
Predict Hourly Building Cooling Load for Urban Energy Planning. Energy and Buildings. Accepted.
5. Sleiti A, Zhai Z, and Idem S. 2013. Computational Fluid Dynamics to Predict Duct
Fitting Losses: Challenges and Opportunities. HVAC&R Research. Accepted.
6. Bendewald M* and Zhai Z. 2013. Using Carrying Capacity as a Baseline for Building
Sustainability Assessment. Habitat
International Journal, 37: 22–32.
7. Weber J, Gao W, and Zhai Z. 2013. Case Study: Small-Scale Hybrid Integrated Renewable
Energy System (HI-RES) -Emergency Mobile Backup Power Generation Station. The IEEE Fifth Annual Green Technologies
Conference, April 4-5, 2013, Denver, Colorado, US.
8. Xue Y*, Zhai Z, and Chen Q. 2013. Fundamentals and
Implementation of Coupling CFD with Genetic Algorithm for Indoor Environment
Applications. The CLIMA 2013 Congress,
June 16-19, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
9. Zhai Z and Slowinski
R*. 2013. Investigation on Thermal Performance of Ventilated Wall in Winter
Conditions, The CLIMA 2013 Congress, June 16-19, 2013,
Prague, Czech Republic.
2012 Publications
1. Mcneill J* and Zhai Z. 2012. Field Measurements of Thermal Conditions during Surgical
Procedures for the Development of CFD Boundary Conditions. ASHRAE Transactions.
2. Wang H* and Zhai Z. 2012. Application of Coarse Grid CFD
on Indoor Environment Modeling: Optimizing the Trade-off between Grid
Resolution and Simulation Accuracy. HVAC&R Research, DOI:
10.1080/10789669.2012. 688012.
3.
Hermansen KA* and Zhai Z. 2012. The
Development of Simplified Rack Boundary Conditions for Numerical Data Center
Models (SA-12-009). ASHRAE Transactions,
TRNS-00235-2011.
4.
McNeill J*
and Zhai Z. 2012. Critical Review on Hospital
Surgical Room and Mechanical System Designs. The World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 10:
5-16.
5.
Zhai Z, Watch D,
and Vernon W. 2012. Editorial: The Green Wave in Healthcare and Bio-Research
Buildings. The World Review of Science,
Technology and Sustainable Development, 10: 2-4.
6.
Wang H* and Zhai Z. 2012. Analyzing Grid-Independency
and Numerical Viscosity of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Indoor Environment
Applications. Building and Environment,
52: 107–118.
7.
Wu W*, Zhai Z, Zhang G, Nielsen PV. 2012.
Evaluation of Methods for Determining Air Exchange Rate in a Naturally
Ventilated Dairy Cattle Building with Large Openings Using Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD). Atmospheric Environment,
63: 179-188.
8.
Johnson MH*,
Zhai Z and Krarti
M. 2012. Performance Evaluation of Network Airflow Models for Natural
Ventilation. HVAC&R Research,
18(3): 349-365.
9.
Zhai Z, Liu X,
Wang H, Li Y, Liu J. 2012. Experimental Verification of Tracking Algorithm for
Dynamically-Releasing Single Indoor Contaminant. Building Simulation: An International Journal, 5(1): 5-14.
10. Zhai Z and Metzger ID*. 2012.
Taguchi-Method-Based CFD Study and Optimization of Personalised
Ventilation Systems. Indoor and Built
Environment, 21(5): 690–702.
11. Wang H*, Zhai Z, Li Y, Liu X*. 2012. Identifying
Index (Source) Patient Source Location of SARS Transmission in a Hospital Ward.
HVAC&R Research, 18(4): 616-625.
12. Herrmann LA*, Zhai Z, and Deru
M. 2012. Investigating the Energy Saving Potential of Chinese Commercial
Building Benchmark Models for Extreme Climate Regions. The Second International Conference on Building Energy and Environment
(COBEE12), Aug 1-4, 2012, Boulder, Colorado, US.
13. Wilson EJH*, McNeil
J*, Zhai Z, and Moncef
Krarti. 2012. Energy Savings from Cleaning Constant
Air Volume HVAC Systems. The Second
International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE12), Aug
1-4, 2012, Boulder, Colorado, US.
14. Tong Y*, Zhai Z, Li X*, and Su R. 2012. Theoretical
and Experimental Studies on Natural Ventilation in Urban Road Tunnels with
Multi-Roof Openings. The Second
International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE12), Aug
1-4, 2012, Boulder, Colorado, US.
15. Wang H*, Zhai Z and Xiang Liu*. 2012. Simplify
Turbulence Modeling in Indoor Environment Study by Using Coarse grid. The Second International Conference on Building
Energy and Environment (COBEE12), Aug 1-4, 2012, Boulder, Colorado, US.
2011 Publications
1. Wang J*, Jing Y, Zhang C, and Zhai Z. 2011. Performance Comparison of Combined Cooling Heating and
Power System in Different Operation Modes. Applied
Energy, 88(12): 4621–4631.
2. Wang J*, Zhai Z, Jing Y,
Zhang X, and Zhang C. 2011. Sensitivity Analysis of Optimal Model on Building
Cooling Heating and Power System. Applied
Energy, 88(12): 5143–5152.
3.
Zhai Z, Liu X*, Wang H*, Li Y, and Liu J. 2011. Experimental Verification
of Tracking Algorithm for Dynamically-Releasing Single Indoor Contaminant. Building
Simulation: An International Journal, pp. 1-10. doi:10.1007/s12273-011-0041-8.
4.
Zhai Z, LeClaire N, Bendewald
M*. 2011. Deep Retrofit of Commercial Buildings: A Key Pathway Towards Low Carbon Cities. Carbon Management, 2(4): 425-430.
5.
Zhai Z, Johnson MH*, Krarti M. 2011.
Assessment of Natural and Hybrid Ventilation Models in Whole-Building Energy
Simulations. Energy and Building,
43(9):2251-2261.
6.
Wang J*, Zhai Z, Jing Y, Zhang C. 2011. Influence Analysis of Building Types and
Climate Zones on Energetic, Economic and Environmental Performances of BCHP
Systems. Applied Energy, 88:
3097–3112.
7. Chen Z*, Krarti M, Zhai Z, Meng Q,
Zhao L. 2011. Sensitive Analysis of Landscaping Effects on Outdoor Thermal
Environment in a Residential Community of Hot-Humid Area in China. The seventh International Conference on
Urban Climate, 29 June - 3 July, 2009, Yokohama, Japan.
8. Mcneill J*, Hertzberg J, Zhai Z. 2011.
Buoyancy Driven Acceleration in a Hospital Operating Room Indoor Environment. The DFD11 Meeting of The
American Physical Society, Nov 20-22, 2011. Baltimore, MD, US.
9. Zhai Z and Hermansen K.A. 2011. The Development of
Simplified Rack Boundary Conditions for Numerical Data Center Models. Final
Report for Project 1487-TRP to ASHRAE, 130 pages, Dec 2011.
10. Zhai Z and Wang H. 2011. Optimizing the Trade Off between Grid Resolution and
Simulation Accuracy: Coarse Grid CFD Modeling. Final
Report for Project 1418-TRP to ASHRAE, 159 pages, Oct 2011.
11. Sleiti A and Zhai Z. 2011. CFD Shootout Contest –
Prediction of Duct Fitting Losses. Final Report for Project 1493-TRP to ASHRAE,
29 pages, Nov, 2011.
2010 Publications
1. Wang J*, Zhai Z, Jing Y, Zhang C. 2010. Particle
Swarm Optimization for Redundant Building Cooling Heating and Power System.
Applied Energy, 87(12): 3668-3679.
2. Wang J*, Zhai Z, Zhang C, Jing Y. 2010.
Environmental Impact Analysis of BCHP System in Different Climate Zones in
China. Energy, 35(10): 4208-4216.
3. Wang J*, Zhai Z, Jing Y, Zhang C. 2010. Optimization
Design of BCHP System to Maximize to Save Energy and Reduce Environmental
Impact. Energy, 35(8): 3388-3398.
4. Zhai Z and Previtali J*. 2010. Ancient Vernacular
Architecture: Characteristics Categorization and Energy Performance Evaluation.
Energy and Buildings, 42(3): 357-365.
5. Liu JJ, Zhang TF and Zhai Z. 2010.
Considering Building Energy from Environmental Perspective. Energy and
Buildings, 42(1): 1.
6.
Herrmann L*, Zhai Z, Deru M, Chen Z. 2010, Evaluating
Energy Performance and Improvement Potential of China Office Buildings in the
Hot Humid Climate against US Benchmarks. 2010
Purdue Compressor Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and High
Performance Buildings Conferences.
7. Wang H*, Zhai Z, Li Y, Liu X*. 2010. Identifying
Sources of SARS Transmission in a Hospital Ward. IAQ2010.
8. Liu JJ, Zhang TF and Zhai Z (Editors).
2010. Special Issue for International Conference on Building Energy and
Environment (COBEE 2008). Energy and Buildings, 42(1): 1-146.
9. Zhai Z, Brandemuehl M, et al. 2010.
Building-Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Collector Panel Design and Test. Final
Report for ASHRAE Senior Design Project, 49 pages, May 2010.
10. Zhai Z, Krarti M, and Johnson MH. 2010. Assess and
Implement Natural and Hybrid Ventilation Models in Whole-Building Energy
Simulations. Final Report for Project 1456-TRP to ASHRAE, 195 pages, June 2010.
2009 Publications
1.
Corbin CD* and Zhai Z. 2009. Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Thermal and
Electrical Performance of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector
System. Energy and Buildings, 42: 76-82.
2.
Zhai Z, Liu J, and
Zhang T. 2009. Editorial: Special Issue for 2008 International Conference on
Building Energy and Environment (COBEE). Building and Environment, 44(11):
2201.
3.
Liu X* and Zhai Z. 2009.
Protecting a
4.
Liu X* and Zhai Z. 2009.
Prompt Tracking of Indoor Airborne Contaminant Source Location with
Probability-Based
5.
Koh J* and Zhai Z. 2009. Energy Saving Effect and
Economy Feasibility of Office Building with regard to Geometries and
Orientations. International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration,
17(1): 15-24.
6.
Koh J*, Zhai Z, and Rivas JA*. 2009. Comparative
Energy Analysis of VRF and VAV Systems under Cooling Mode. The 3rd
International Conference on Energy Sustainability (ES2009),
7.
Zhai Z and Previtali J*. 2009. Energy Performance Assessment of
Vernacular Architecture Characteristics. The 5th International Workshop on
Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings and the 3rd International
Conference on Built Environment and Public Health (EERB-BEPH 2009),
8.
Jeong K*, Choi SG and Zhai Z. 2009. Analysis of Air Sterilization
Systems in the Office. The 11th Roomvent 2009
Conference,
9. Zhai Z, Liu J, and Zhang T (Editors). 2009. Special Issue for 2008
International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE). Building
and Environment, 44(11): 2201-2318.
2008 Publications
1.
Erickson BD* and Zhai Z. 2008. Evaluation of Ventilation Code Requirements for Building
Crawl Spaces. Building Simulation: An International Journal, 1: 311-325.
2.
Liu X* and Zhai Z. 2008.
Location Identification for Indoor Instantaneous Point Contaminant Source by
Probability-Based Inverse CFD Modeling. Indoor Air, 18: 2–11.
3.
Koh JY*, Lee HG, and Zhai Z. 2008.
System Performance with Variation of Outdoor Unit Layouts at Building
Re-entrants. International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration,
16(1): 15-21.
4.
Zhai Z and Liu X*.
2008. Principles and Applications of Probability-Based Inverse Modeling Method
for Finding Indoor Airborne Contaminant Sources. Building Simulation: An
International Journal, 1: 64–71.
5.
Pappas A* and Zhai Z. 2008. Numerical Investigation on Thermal Performance and
Correlations of Double Skin Façade with Buoyancy-Driven Airflow. Energy and
Buildings, 40(4): 466-475.
6.
Corbin CD* and Zhai Z. 2008. Numerical Analysis of Performance of A
Building Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector System. The 1st
International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2008), July
13-16,
7.
Liu X* and Zhai Z. 2008. An
Approach to Interpreting Critical Indoor Pollution Scenes of A
8.
Chen Z*, Meng Q, Zhao L, Krarti M, Zhai Z. 2008.
Experimental Investigation on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Residential
Community in the Hot-humid Climate of South China. The 1st International
Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2008), July 13-16,
9.
Chuixiang Yi*, Russell K. Monson, Dean E. Anderson, Brian Lamb, Andrew A. Turnipseed, Sean P. Burns , Zhiqiang Zhai, Jed P. Sparks, David I. Stannard, Gene Allwine. 2008.
Measuring and Modeling NEE over Complex Terrain. International Symposium on CO2
Flux Monitoring, December 15-19,
10. Liu J, Zhang T, and Zhai Z (Editors). 2008.
Proceedings of The First International Conference on
Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2008), Volume I, II, III, 2365 Pages.
ISBN 978-0-9816881-6-9, 978-0-9816881-7-6, 978-0-9816881-8-3, and
978-0-9816881-5-2 (CD).
11. Zhai Z and Previtali J. 2008. Applying Ancient
Building Technologies to Design Energy Efficient Buildings – Modern
Implications of Vernacular Passive Building Technologies. Full Technical Report
to The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, 125 pages.
12. Zhai Z. 2008. Applying Ancient Building Technologies to Design Energy Efficient
Buildings – Modern Implications of Vernacular Passive Building Technologies.
Final Project Report to The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, 12
pages.
13. Miller SL, Facciola N, Toohey
D, and Zhai Z. 2008. Identification,
Classification, and Correlation of Ultrafine Indoor Airborne Particulate Matter
with Outdoor Values. Final Project Report (1281RP) to American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), 177
pages.
2007 Publications
1.
Liu X* and Zhai Z. 2007.
Inverse Modeling Methods for Indoor Airborne Pollutant Tracking: Literature
Review and Fundamentals. Indoor Air,
17: 419–438.
2.
Zhang Z, Zhang W, Zhai Z, and Chen Q. 2007. Evaluation of Various Turbulence Models in
Predicting Airflow and Turbulence in Enclosed Environments by CFD: Part-2:
Comparison with Experimental Data from Literature. HVAC&R Research, 13(6): 871-886.
3.
Zhai Z, Zhang Z, Zhang
W, and Chen Q. 2007. Evaluation of Various Turbulence Models in Predicting
Airflow and Turbulence in Enclosed Environments by CFD: Part-1: Summary of
Prevalent Turbulence Models. HVAC&R
Research, 13(6): 853-870.
4.
Liu X* and Zhai Z. 2007.
Identification of Appropriate CFD Models for Simulating Aerosol Particle and
Droplet Indoor Transport. Indoor and
Built Environment, 16(4): 322-330.
5.
Chen Q, Zhai Z, Wang L.
2007. Computer Modeling of Multiscale Fluid Flow and
Heat and Mass Transfer in Engineered Spaces. Journal of Chemical Engineering Science. 62(13): 3580-3588.
6.
Liu X* and Zhai Z et al. 2007.
Study of Penetration of Outdoor Fine Particles into a Nonresidential Building
with Multi-Zone Simulation. ASHRAE
Transactions, 113(2): 163-171.
7.
Liu J, Zhai Z, Pei J, Li Y.
2007. Measurement and Assessment of VOC and Formaldehyde
Contamination During Construction Period of a New
Museum in
8.
Zhai Z and Liu JJ 2007.
Influences of Building Outdoor Landscaping and Indoor Layout on Natural
Ventilation Design. Journal of Harbin
Institute of Technology, 2007, Vol.14, Sup.: 318-321.
9. Liu X* and Zhai
Z. 2007. Probability-Based
10. Zhang Z, Zhai
Z and Chen Q. 2007. Evaluation of Various CFD Models in Predicting Room
Airflow and Turbulence. RoomVent2007, June,
11. Fedrigo C*, Manzan M and Zhai Z. 2007. Structural and Environmental
Fire Safety in Atria Design. RoomVent2007, June,
12. Spencer J* and Zhai
Z. 2007. Fast Evaluation of Sustainable Heating and Cooling Strategies for
Solar Homes with Integrated Energy and CFD Modeling. Building Simulation
2007, Sept,
13. Liu X* and Zhai
Z. 2007. Probability-Based Inverse Modeling Algorithm for Indoor Pollutant
Source Tracking. Building Simulation 2007, Sept,
14.
Fedrigo C*, Manzan
M and Zhai Z. 2007. Structural and
Environmental Fire Safety in Atria Design. Proceedings of XXV Congresso Nazionale UIT sulla Trasmissione
del Calore (25th UIT National Heat Transfer
Conference),
15.
McNeill J, Zhai Z, Tan G, Stetz M. 2007. Protocols for Measuring and Reporting the
On-site Performance of Buildings Except Low-Rise
Residential Buildings. Final Project
Report for ASHRAE, 185 pages, August.
2006 Publications
1.
Zhai Z and Fu S. 2006.
Improving Cooling Efficiency of
2. Zhai Z and Chen Q. 2006. Sensitivity Analysis and Application Guides for Integrated Building
Energy and CFD Simulation, Energy and Building, 38, 1060–1068.
3.
Zhai Z. 2006.
Applications of CFD in Building Design: Aspects and Trends, Indoor and Built Environment, 15(4):
305-313.
4.
Jeong K*, Zhai Z, Krarti M.
2006. Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Cooling
Characteristics of Partition Air Supply System, ASHRAE Transactions, summer.
5.
Liu X* and Zhai Z. 2006.
Identification of Appropriate CFD Models for Indoor Particle and Droplet
Simulation in Ventilated Spaces, Ventilation
2006,
6.
Jeong K*, Krarti M, Zhai Z.
2006. CFD-Based Parametric Analysis on the Performance of
Personalized Partition Air Distribution Systems, ASME-Solar 2006, July,
7.
Zhai Z. 2006. Optimal
Building Scales with Low Energy Load in both Hot and
Mild Climatic Regions, ASME-Solar 2006,
July,
8.
Pappas A* and Zhai Z. 2006. Energy Simulation of a Double Skin Facade:
A Process Using CFD and EnergyPlus, IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2006, August,
9.
Yi C*, Monson RK, Zhai Z, Anderson DE, Turnipseed AA, Burns SP,
Lamb B. 2006. Modeling Canopy Turbulent Flow Over
Complex Terrain, 17th AFM conference
in
10.
Yi C*,
Monson RK. Zhai Z. etc. 2006. Advective Flows and Canopy
Turbulence Caused by Topography and Canopy Structure (poster), Flux Measurements in Difficult Conditions,
a Specialist Workshop, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 26-28 January 2006.
11.
Boxer E, Passmore K, Zhai Z. 2006. Floor-Based
Task-Ambient Conditioning. Final Project Report for ASHRAE
Undergraduate Senior Project Grant Program, 43 pages, June.
12.
Zhai Z and Hannigan M. 2006.
Design and Build Project for an Optimal Wood-Fired Pottery Kiln. Final
Project Report for CU Outreach Committee, 27 pages, June.
2005 Publications
1. Yi C*, Monson RK, Zhai
Z, et al. 2005. Modeling and Measuring the Nighttime Drainage Flow in a
High-Elevation,
2. Zhai Z and Chen Q. 2005. Performance
of Coupled Building Energy and CFD Simulations, Energy and Buildings,
37(4): 333-344.
3. Zhai Z. 2005. Simulation-Based Ventilation System Study for Chemical
Laboratory, Proceedings of Indoor Air
2005, Sept.4-9,
4.
Zhai Z. 2005. A New Building
Ventilation Effectiveness Index, Proceedings of Indoor Air 2005, Sept.4-9,
5. Courtney A*, Givler
T*, Abarr L*, and Zhai
Z. 2005. From Warehouse to Sustainable
6. Yi C*, R K Monson, Z Zhai,
D
2004 Publications
1. Zhai Z and Chen Q. 2004. Numerical
Determination and Treatment of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient in the
Coupled Building Energy and CFD Simulation. Building and Environment,
39, 1001-1009.
2. Chen Q and Zhai
Z. 2004. The Use of CFD Tools for Indoor Environmental Design. Advanced Building Simulation,
pp.119-140, Edited by A. Malkawi and G..Augenbroe,
3.
Zhai Z. 2004.
Application of CFD for Design of Energy-Efficient and Comfortable Buildings. The 5th International Bi-Annual ASME/JSME
Symposium on Computational Technology for Fluid/Thermal/Chemical/Stressed
Systems with Industrial Applications,
4.
Zhai Z, Gao Y, Chen Q. 2004. Pressure Boundary
Conditions in Multi-Zone and CFD Program Coupling. The First IBPSA-USA
Conference – SimBuild, Boulder, CO.
1.
Zhai Z, Srebric J, Chen Q. 2003. Application of CFD to
Predict and Control Chemical and Biological Agent Dispersion in Buildings. International Journal of Ventilation,
2(3), 251-264.
2.
Zhai Z and Chen Q.
2003. Solution
Characters of Iterative Coupling between Energy Simulation and CFD Programs.
Energy and Building, 35(5), 493-505.
3.
Chen Q, Zhai Z. 2003. How
Realistic is CFD as a Tool for Indoor Environment Design and Studies without
Experiment? Keynote paper, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on
HVAC, Vol. 1, pp. 62-77, Tsinghua University Press,
4.
Zhai Z, Chen Q. 2003.
Impact of Determination of Convective Heat Transfer on the Coupled Energy and
CFD Simulation for Buildings. Proceedings
of Building Simulation Conference 2003, Vol. 3, pp. 1467-1474,
5.
Zhai
Z. 2003. Developing an
Integrated Building Design Tool by Coupling Building Energy Simulation and
Computational Fluid Dynamics Programs. Ph.D.
Dissertation. 276 pages, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2002 Publications
1.
Zhai Z, Chen Q, Haves
P and Klems JH. 2002. On Approaches to Couple Energy Simulation and Computational
Fluid Dynamics Programs. Building
and Environment, 37, 857-864.
2.
Zhai Z, Chen Q, and
Scanlon PW. 2002. Design of Ventilation System for An
Indoor Auto Racing Complex. ASHRAE
Transactions, 108(1), 989-998.
3.
Fu S
and Zhai Z.
2002. Application of Multi Block Technique in 3D Complex Turbulent Flow
with Multiply-Connected Domain. Chinese Journal of Computational Mechanics,
19(1), 20-25.
4.
Zhai Z and Fu S. 2002.
Modeling the Airflow around Cooling Towers with Multi-Block CFD. The 4th International ASME/JSME/KSME
Symposium.
5.
Zhai Z and Chen Q,
Scanlon PW. 2002. Venting Contaminants and Fire Smoke from an Indoor
Auto-Racing Complex. Proceedings of
Indoor Air 2002, the 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and
Climate, pp. 830-835,
6.
Zhai Z and Chen Q.
2002. Developing an Integrated Design Tool: Coupling Energy Simulation and
Computational Fluid Dynamics Programs. Final
Report for
2001 Publications
1.
Fu S and Zhai Z. 2001.
Numerical Investigation of the Adverse Effect of Wind on the Heat Transfer
Performance of Two Natural Draft Cooling Towers in Tandem Arrangement. ACTA MECHANICA SINICA.
2.
Zhai Z, Chen Q, Haves
P and Klems JH. 2001. Strategies for Coupling Energy
Simulation Programs and Computational Fluid Dynamics Programs. Proceedings of Building Simulation
Conference 2001, Vol. 1, pp. 59-66,
2000 Publications
1.
Zhai Z, Hamilton SD, Huang JM, et al. 2000. Integration of Indoor and Outdoor Airflow Study for Natural Ventilation
Design Using CFD. Proceedings of the
21st AIVC Annual Conference on Innovations in Ventilation Technology,
2.
Chen Q, Zhai Z. et al. 2000. Building Natural Ventilation Design and Studies. Proceeding of Conference on Thermal Environment of Residential
Buildings,
1999 and before Publications
1.
Fu S. and Zhai Z. 1999. Numerical Investigation of Flow around Two
Natural Draft Cooling Towers in Tandem Arrangement. Proc.8th Asian Congress of
Fluid Mechanics,
2.
Zhai Z, Fu S, Zhu K.
1999. Comparison of Flow Characteristics & Improving-Techniques in
3.
Zhai
Z, et al. 1999.
Wind-Break Techniques for
4.
Zhai
Z. 1999. Study of
the Flow around
5.
Zhai Z, Zhu K, Fu S. 1998. Experimental
Study of Effects of Cross Wind on Flow in
6.
Fu S, Zhai Z, et al. 1998. Critical Assessment of Nonlinear Eddy-Viscosity Models in a Recirculating
Flow Caused by Square Ribs. The Third
International Conference on
7.
Zhai Z, Fu S. 1997.
Numerical Simulation of 3-D Flowfield over
Surface-mounted Cube. Chinese J. of
Computational Mechanics.
8.
Zhai Z, Tang G, Fu S
and Zhu K. 1997. The Experiment and Numerical Study of the Influence of
Cross-Wind on the Performance of
9.
Zhai Z, Zhu K, Fu S. 1997. Model Experiment
for the Influence of Cross-Wind on the Air Flow Field in
10.
Fu S, Zhai Z, et al. 1997. Numerical Study of Flow Past a Wing-Body
Junction with a Realizable Nonlinear Eddy-Viscosity Model. The Eleventh Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows,
11.
Zhai Z, Fu S. 1996.
Numerical Study of Natural Convection of Natural Draft Dry-cooling Tower. J. of Basic Science and Engineering.
12.
Zhai
Z. 1995. Model
Experiment on Wind-Break Problem of