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School of Construction Management & Engineering

University of Reading

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HAZIM B. AWBI

BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, MIMechE, MCIBSE, MASHRAE

Hazim Awbi is Professor of Building Environmental Science at the University of Reading, UK and founder of the Indoor Environment and Energy research Group (IEERG) which was established in 1996. This is a research group specializing in the areas:

  • Room air movement
  • Indoor air quality and thermal environment
  • Renewable and low energy systems
  • Computational fluid dynamics for application to built environment

Hazim's research experience in indoor environment research spans more than 25 years. In particular he has been responsible for developing three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics programs for the simulation of airflow inside and outside buildings. The work resulted in producing the CFD code ARIA in the late 1980's and more recently the code VORTEX. This software is unique as it has been developed specifically for simulating the airflow and heat transfer in and around buildings. It is capable of simulating the radiative as well as the convective heat transfer processes both of which are required for the prediction of thermal comfort, air quality and contaminant distribution in buildings. The code can also be used for predicting the dynamic processes of fire and smoke spread in buildings and other enclosures.

Address:
School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, P.O. Box 219, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AW, United Kingdom.

Tel No.: +44 (0) 118 378 6786/8201
Fax No: +44 (0) 118 931 3327

E-mail: h.b.awbi@reading.ac.uk

 

RESUME

Teaching building environmental science and building services engineering. Director of the Indoor Environment and Energy Research Group. Research activities are in:

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

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RESEARCH PROFILE

CURRENT RESEARCH

SOME COMPLETED RESEARCH

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PUBLICATION LIST

BOOKS

Awbi, HB, Editor (2007):Ventilation Systems - Design and Performance, Taylor & Francis, London.

Nielsen, PV, Allard, F, Awbi, HB, Davidson, L and Schalin, A (2007): Computational Fluid Dynamics in Ventilation Design, RHEVA Publication.

Awbi, HB (2003): Ventilation of Buildings, 2nd Ed., pp 522, Taylor & Francis, London.

Awbi, HB, Editor (2000): Ventilation for Health and Sustainable Environment, Proceedings of Seventh International Conference on Air Distribution in Room, Volumes I and II, Elsevier.

Awbi, HB (1998): Chapter 7 - Ventilation, pp 32, Architecture, Comfort and Energy, Elsevier.

Awbi, HB (1998): Chapter 2 - CFD in Indoor Environment Design, pp 14, Indoor Environment and Air Quality (Eds.: Rooley & Sherratt), MCC Press.

Awbi, HB (1995): Ventilation of Buildings, pp 314, E&FN Spon, London.

 

JOURNAL PAPERS

Clements-Croome, D.J., Awbi, H.B., Bakó-Biró, Zs., Kochhar, N. and Williams, M. (2007): Ventilation rates in schools, Building and Environment (in Press).

Cho, Y., Awbi, H.B., and Karimipanah, T. (2007): Theoretical and experimental investigation of wall confluent jets ventilation and comparison with wall displacement ventilation, Building and Environment (in Press).

Karimipanah, T, Awbi, HB, Sandberg, M and Blomqvist, C (2007): Investigation of air quality, comfort parameters and effectiveness for two floor-level air supply systems in classrooms, Building and Environment, 42, 647-655.

Cho, Y. and Awbi, H.B. (2007): A study of the effect of heat source location in a ventilated room using multiple regression analysis, Building and Environment, 42, 2072-2082.

Lee, H and Awbi, HB (2004): Effect of internal partitioning on indoor air quality of rooms with mixing ventilation - Basic study,  J. Building and Environment, 39, 2, 127-141.

Bourbia, F and Awbi, HB (2003): Building cluster shading in urban canyon for hot dry climate - Part 1: Air and surface temperature measurements, Renewable Energy, 29, 2, 249-262.

Bourbia, F and Awbi, HB (2003): Building cluster shading in urban canyon for hot dry climate - Part 2: Shading simulations, Renewable Energy, 29, 2, 291-301.

Elmualim, AA and Awbi, HB (2002): Wind tunnel and CFD investigation of the performance of windcatchers, Int. Journal of Ventilation, 1, 1, 53-64.

Xing, H and Awbi, HB (2002): Measurements and calculation of the neutral height in a room with displacement ventilation, J. Building and Environment, 37, 955-961.

Karimipanah, T and Awbi, HB (2002): Theoretical and experimental investigation of impinging jet ventilation and comparison with wall displacement ventilation, J. Building and Environment, 37, 1329-1342.

Awbi, HB, et al. (2002): Sustainable buildings' contribution to the environment, Renewable Energy 2002, pp 158-160, Sovereign Publications Ltd., London.

Hew, KP, Awbi, HB and Fisher, N (2001): A knowledge-based environment for building and services design, Int. J. Construction and Information Technology, 8, 63-81.

Hew, KP, Fisher, N and Awbi, HB (2001): Towards an integrated set of design tools based on common data format for building and services design, J. Automation in Construction, 10, 549-476.

Xing, H, Hatton, A and Awbi, HB (2001): A study of the air quality in the breathing zone in a room with displacement ventilation, J. Building and Environment, 36, 7, 809-820.

Awbi, HB (2000):Report on the international conference Roomvent 2000, Air Infiltration Review, 22, 1, 9-11.

Awbi, HB and Hatton, A (2000): Mixed convection from heated room surfaces, Energy and Buildings, 32, 153-166.

Awbi, HB and Hatton, A (1999): Natural convection from heated room surfaces, Energy and Buildings, 30, 233-244.

Awbi, HB (1998): Calculation of convective heat transfer coefficients of room surfaces for natural convection, Energy and Buildings, 28, 219-227.

Awbi, HB (1998): Energy efficient room air distribution, Renewable Energy, 15, 293-299.

Awbi, HB (1996): Air movement in naturally-ventilated buildings, Renewable Energy, 8, 1-4, 241-247.

Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1994): Numerical simulation of the indoor environment, Building and Environment, 29, 4, 449-459.

Awbi, HB (1994): Design considerations for naturally-ventilated buildings, Renewable Energy, 5, 3, 1081-1090.

Awbi, HB and Gan, G (1994): Prediction of airflow and thermal comfort in offices, ASHRAE Journal, 36, 2, 17-21.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1992): Evaluation of thermal comfort and indoor air quality in offices, Building Research and Information, 20, 211-225.

Awbi, HB and Nemri, MM (1990): Scale effect in room air flow studies, Energy and Buildings, 14, 207-210.

Awbi, HB (1989): Application of computational fluid dynamics in room ventilation, Building and Environment, 24, 73-84.

Awbi, HB and Allwinkle, SJ (1986): Domestic ventilation with heat recovery to improve indoor air quality, Energy and Buildings, 9, 305-312.

Awbi, HB (1983): Effect of blockageon strouhal number of two-dimensional bluff bodies, J Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 12, 353-362.

Awbi, HB (1981): An assessment of the universal Strouhal number concepts for two-dimensional bluff bodies, Aeronautical Journal, December 1981.

Awbi, HB and Tan, SH (1981): Effect of wind-tunnel walls on the drag of a sphere, Trans ASME, J Fluid Engineering, 103, 461-465.

Awbi, HB (1978): Wind-tunnel-wall constraint on two-dimensional rectangular-section prisms, J Industrial Aerodynamics, 3, 285-306.

Awbi, HB (1975): Boundary layer control on a circular cylinder by tangential blowing, Aerospace,Vol. 2, No. 9.

 

INVITED CONFERENCE PAPERS

Turner, WJN, Awbi, HB and Payne, T (2006): Solar-driven hybrid ventilation, Proc. of the 9th World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC 2006), Florence, Italy, paper InvLEA19, Elsevier, ISBN 008 44671 X (6 pages).

Karimipanah, T, Awbi, HB and Moshfeg, B (2006): Energy consumption of high and low-level air supply, Proc. of the 9th World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC 2006), Florence, Italy, paper InvLEA18, Elsevier, ISBN 008 44671 X (6 pages).

Awbi, HB (2005): Ventilation and air movement in buildings, Renewable Energy Seminar, Brighton, UK, 15-22 October 2005.

Awbi, HB (2002): How to setup CFD building models for natural ventilation, CIBSE Seminar on Using CFD for Natural Ventilation Modelling, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, 7th November, 2002, London.    

Awbi, HB and Elmualim, AA (2002): Full-scale model windcatcher performance evaluation using a wind tunnel, in AAM Sayigh (Ed.), pp 7, Proc of the Seventh World Renewable Energy Congress, Cologne, Germany, Elsevier (CD-ROM).

Karimipanah, T and Awbi, HB (2001): Impinging jet air supply compared with conventional ventilation systems, Proc of 5th International Conference Ventilation for Automotive Industry (VentAuto 2001), Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, 11-12 June 2001.

Rodrigues A. Moret, da Piedade A. Canha, Awbi HB (2000): Evaluation of solar-air collectors for natural ventilation using integral and CFD model, Proc. of the Sixth World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC 2000),Vol. , pp - , Brighton, UK.

Awbi, HB (1998): Energy efficient room air distribution, Proc of the Fifth World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC '98), Pt I, pp293-99, Florence, Italy.

Hatton, A and Awbi, HB (1997): Effect of surface heat transfer coefficients on the thermal environment in rooms, Proc of International Thermal Energy and Environment Congress, 9-12 June 1997, Marrakech, Morocco, Vol 1, 484-490.

Awbi, HB (1997): Indoor environment in naturally ventilated office rooms, Proc of International Thermal Energy and Environment Congress, 9-12 June 1997, Marrakech, Morocco, Vol 1, 472-483.

Awbi, HB, Hatton, A and Ward, I (1997): Investigation into heat transfer mechanisms in enclosures, Proc of Sustainable Building Conference, 5-6 February 1997, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, 100-105.

Awbi, HB (1996): Air movement in naturally-ventilated buildings, Proc of the Fourth World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC '96),vol I, pp241-247, Denver, USA.

Awbi, HB (1994): Design considerations for naturally-ventilated buildings, Proc of the Third World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC '94), Pt. 2, pp1081-1090, Reading, UK.

Awbi, HB and Gan, G (1992): Simulation of solar-induced ventilation, Proc of the Second World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC '92), Vol. 4, pp2016-2030, Reading, UK.

Awbi, HB, Croome, DJ and Gan, G (1992): Prediction of air flow and thermal comfort in offices, Proc of International Symposium on Room Air Convection and Natural Ventilation Effectiveness, 570-577, Tokyo.

Awbi, HB (1989): The impact of advanced air-flow modelling on building ventilation design, Seminar on Integrated Design Support Services within the Property Sector, London.

Awbi, HB and Setrak, AA (1989): Numerical solution of a wall jet, Proc of the Conference Building Systems - Room Air and Air Contamination Distribution, pp136-141, L.L. Christianson (Ed), ASHRAE, Atlanta, USA.

Awbi, HB (1984): Ventilation of dwellings - Between energy conservation and prevention of fabric degradation, Proc of the Conference Building Enclosure Performance, Glasgow, UK.

Awbi, HB (1983): Domestic warm air distribution with low-grade heat systems, Proc of the International Seminar Energy Saving in Buildings, 628-638, The Hague, D. Reidel Publishing.

Awbi, HB (1982): Preliminary phases in the study of air distribution methods for domestic warm-air heating systems using low-grade heat sources, Proc. of the Seminar Energy Conservation in Buildings - Heating, Ventilation and Insulation, 41-54, Brussels, D. Reidel Publishing.

 

PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Turner, W. and Awbi, H.B. (2007): Solar-Driven hybrid ventilation, ROOMVENT 2007, Helsinki, 13-15 June 2007.                                                          

Bakó-Biró, Zs., Kochhar, N., Clements-Croome, D.J., Awbi, H.B. and Williams, M. (2007): Ventilation rates in schools and learning performance , CLIMA 2007, Helsinki, 10-14 June 2007

Cho, Y, Awbi, HB  and Karimipanah, T (2005): Comparison between wall confluent jets and displacement ventilation in aspects of the spreading ration on the floor, Paper 4.4-12, Proceedings of 10th International Conference in Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2005), Beijing, China, ISBN 7-89494-830-6.

Karimipanah, T, Awbi, HB, Blomqvist, C and Sandberg, M (2005): Effectiveness of confluent jets ventilation system for classrooms, Paper 4.4-16, Proceedings of 10th International Conference in Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2005), Beijing, China, ISBN 7-89494-830-6.

Clements-Croome, DJ, Awbi, HB. and Williams, MJ (2005): Ventilation rates in schools, Paper 4.4-7, Proceedings of 10th International Conference in Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2005), Beijing, China, ISBN 7-89494-830-6.

Cho, Y and Awbi, HB (2004), Multiple regression analysis of the variation in room velocity with change in heat source location for mixing ventilation, Proc of the 9th Int. Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (Roomvent 2004), pp 6, 5-8 September, Coimbra, Portugal.

Cho, Y, Awbi, HB and Karimipanh, T (2004), The characteristics of wall confluent jets for ventilated enclosures, Proc of the 9th Int. Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (Roomvent 2004), pp 6, 5-8 September, Coimbra, Portugal.

Elmualim, AA and Awbi, HB (2004), Evaluating a control strategy for a hybrid air-conditioning and windcatchers ventilation system, Proc. of CIB 2004 World Building Congress, paper 83, pp11, 1-7 May 2004, Toronto, Canada.

Cho, Y and Awbi, HB (2004), The effect of changing workstation position on the ventilation performance of a room with mixing ventilation, Proc. of CIB 2004 World Building Congress, paper 709, pp 10, 1-7 May 2004, Toronto, Canada.

Cho, Y, Awbi, HB and Marchetti, M (2003): The variation of ventilation performance in relation to change in workstation location in a ventilated room, submitted to the 7th International Conference of Healthy Buildings, Vol. 2, pp 296-301,13-17 July 2003, Singapore, Singapore.

Elmualim, AA and Awbi, HB (2003): Post-occupancy monitoring of windcatchers for summer ventilation in the UK, Vol. 2, pp. 302-7, Proc. of 7th International Conference of Healthy Buildings, 13-17 July 2003, Singapore.

Cho, Y, Awbi, HB and Karimipanah, T (2002): A comparison between four different ventilation systems, Proc of the 8th Int. Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (Roomvent 2002), pp 181-184, Denmark, ISBN 87-989117-0-8.

Cho, Y and Awbi, HB (2002): Effect of heat source location in a room on the ventilation performance, Proc of the 8th Int. Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (Roomvent 2002), pp 445-448, Denmark, ISBN 87-989117-0-8.

Elmualim, AA and Awbi, HB, Fullford, D and Wetterstad, L (2002): Performance of a wall-mounted natural ventilation convector, Proc of the 8th Int. Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (Roomvent 2002), pp 633-636, Denmark, ISBN 87-989117-0-8.                                                

Elmualim, AA, Awbi, HB, Fulford, D and Wetterstad, L  (2002): A thermopanel system for naturally ventilated spaces, in AAM Sayigh (Ed.), pp 5, Proc of the Seventh World Renewable Energy Congress, Cologne, Germany, Elsevier (CD-ROM).

Bourbia, F and Awbi, HB (2002): Comfort limits for hot dry climates (Desert of Algeria), in AAM Sayigh (Ed.), pp 5, Proc of the Seventh World Renewable Energy Congress, Cologne, Germany, Elsevier (CD-ROM).

Moret Rodrigues, A.; Canha da Piedade, A.; Awbi, H. B. (2001), Modelling Water Vapour Diffusion in Dwellings: The Bathroom Moisture Source, CIB-W40 Meeting, Wellinghton, New Zealand, April 2001.       

Williams, MJ, Awbi, HB, Davis, M. and Richards, S. (2001), Residents’ satisfaction with indoor climates in sheltered accommodation: The role of individual differences, Proc of the Conference of the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP 2001), 325-328, Bath, UK.

Elmualim, AA, Awbi, HB, Teekaram, AJ and Brown, RG (2001), Evaluation of the performance of a windcatcher system using wind tunnel testing, Proc 22nd AIVC Conference, pp 29.1-29.12, Bath, UK.

Awbi, HB and Karimipanah, T (2001), a comparison between three methods of low-level air supplies, Proc International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2001), Chagsha, China, 2-5 October, 2001, Vol. I, 311-316.

Lee, H and Awbi, HB (2001), Internal partitioning and air movement in mixing ventilation, Proc International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2001), Chagsha, China, 2-5 October, 2001, Vol. I, 245-252.

Moret Rodrigues, A.; Canha da Piedade, A.; Awbi, H. B. (2001), Modelling Water Vapour Diffusion in Dwellings: The Bathroom Moisture Source, Contribution to the CIB-W40 Wellinghton Meeting, New Zealand, April 2001.

Rodrigues, AM, da Piedade, AC and Awbi HB (2000): The use of solar air collectors for room ventilation: A study using two numerical approaches, Proc. of Seventh International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT 2000, Reading, UK.

Lee, H and Awbi, HB (2000): Pre-Processor for ventilation measurement analysis, Proc. of Seventh International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT 2000), Reading, UK.

Xing, HJ, Hatton, A and Awbi, HB (2000): The air quality at the breathing zone with displacement ventilation, Proc. of Seventh International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT 2000), Reading, UK.

Xing, HJ and Awbi, HB (2000): The neutral height in a room with displacement ventilation, Proc. of Seventh International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT 2000), Reading, UK'

Cho, Y and Awbi, HB (2000): The effect of object positions on ventilation performance, Proc. of Seventh International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT 2000), Reading, UK.

Karimipanah, T, Sandberg, M and Awbi, HB (2000): A comparative study of different air distribution systems in a classroom, Proc. of Seventh International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT 2000), Reading, UK.

Lee, H and Awbi, HB (1999): Effect of partition location on the air and contaminant movement in a room, Proc of Indoor Air ’99, 8-13 August, Edinburgh, vol. 1, pp. 349-354.

Hatton, A and Awbi, HB (1998): A study of the air quality in the breathing zone, Proc of the Sixth International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT ’98), 14-17 June, 1998, Stockholm, Sweden, vol. 2, pp. 159-166.

Lee, H and Awbi, HB (1998): Effect of interior partitions on the air movement and air quality in a room with mixing ventilation, Proc of the Sixth International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT ’98), 14-17 June, 1998, Stockholm, Sweden, vol. 2, 267-274.

Lee, H and Awbi, HB (1998): Effect of data logging frequency on tracer gas measurement, Proc of the Sixth International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT ’98), 14-17 June, 1998, Stockholm, Sweden, vol. 2, pp. 477-482.

Awbi, HB (1996): Thermal boundary conditions for internal room surfaces, Proc of the Fifth International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT ’96), 17-19 July, 1996, Yokohama, Japan, 1, 243-250.

Hatton, A and Awbi, HB (1996): Heat transfer from room surfaces, Proc of the Fifth International conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT ’96), 17-19 July, 1996, Yokohama, Japan, 2, 395-402.

Awbi, HB (1996): A CFD study of the air quality at the breathing zone, Proc of Indoor Air ’96, 21-26 July, 1996, Nagoya, Japan, 2, 1009-1014.

Awbi, HB and Pay, A (1995): A study of the air quality in classrooms, Proc Second Int Conference on Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings, Montreal, Canada, 9-12 May, 1995, pp 93-104.  

Hatton, A and Awbi, HB (1995): Convective heat transfer in rooms, Proc Fourth Int Conference, Building Simulation ’95, Madison, Wisconson, USA, 14-16 August 1995, pp 221-227.   

Hatton, A and Awbi, HB (1995): Convective heat transfer coefficients of room surfaces, Proc Fourth National Conference on Heat transfer, Manchester, UK, 26-27 September 1995, pp201-205.

Hew, KP, Fisher, N and Awbi, HB (1995): The development of knowledge-based engineering in the early design stages for client, architecture and building services engineer, Proc CIBSE National Conference ’95, Eastbourne, UK, 1-3 October, 1995, Vol. 1, pp 105-117.

Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1994): Numerical Prediction of the age of air in ventilated rooms, Proc of the Fourth International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT '94), 15 - 17 June, Cracow, Poland, 2, 15-27.

Awbi, HB and Li Baizhan (1994): Predicting the thermal and airflow performance of large spaces, Proc of the Fourth International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (ROOMVENT '94), 15 - 17 June, Cracow, Poland, 1, 449-465.

Gan, G, Croome, DJ and Awbi, HB (1993): Numerical prediction of contaminant distribution in ventilated rooms, Proc of the Third International Symposium on Ventilation for Contaminant Control (Ventilation '91), R.T. Hughes, et al (Eds), pp 359-36, Cincinnati, USA.

Croome, DJ, Gan, HB and Awbi, HB (1993): A case study of thermal comfort in naturally ventilated office, Proc of World Congress on Heating, Ventilating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (CLIMA 2000), paper 144, pp10, London. 

Awbi, HB and Gan, G (1993): Evaluation of the overall performance of room air distribution, Proc of Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air '93), 5, 283-288, Helsinki.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1993): Saving energy with improved comfort in offices, Proc of Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air '93), 6, 103-108, Helsinki.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1993): Thermal comfort and air quality in offices, Proc of Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air '93), 6, 37-42, Helsinki.

Awbi, HB (1993): Numerical assessment of room air distribution strategies, Proc of 14th AIVC Conference - Energy Impact of Ventilation and Air Infiltration, 177-187, Copenhagen.

Gan, G, Awbi, HB and Croome, DJ (1993): CFD simulation of the indoor environment for ventilation design, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Transport Phenomena in Indoor Environment, paper 93-WA/HT-49, November 28 - December 3, New Orleans, USA, pp8.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1992): Air flow and thermal comfort in naturally ventilated offices, Proc of the Third International Conference on Air Distribution in Ventilated Spaces (ROOMVENT '92), 401-417, Aalborg, Denmark.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1992): Comfort assessment in naturally ventilated office, Renewable Energy, Proc of the Second World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC '92), Reading, UK, 4, 1854-1869,

Croome, DJ, Gan and Awbi, HB (1992): Evaluation of thermal comfort and indoor air quality, Renewable Energy, Proc of the Second World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC '92), Reading, UK, 4, 2016-2030.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1992): Field evaluation of the indoor environment of naturally ventilated offices, Proc of 13th AIVC Conference, 333-342, Nice, France.

Gan, G, Awbi, HB and Croome, DJ (1991): Air flow and thermal comfort in naturally ventilated classrooms, Proc of 12th AIVC Conference, 161-177, Ottawa.

Awbi, HB and Gan, G (1991): Computational fluid dynamics in ventilation, Proc of CFD for Environmental and Building Services Engineer, 67-79, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London.          

Awolsi, ST, Awbi, HB, Seymore, MJ and Hiley, RA (1991): The use of CFD techniques for the assessment and improvement of a workshop ventilation system, Proc of CFD for Environmental and Building Services Engineer, 39-46, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London.

Awbi, HB (1991): The feasibility of high air rates for offices and auditoria, Proc CIBSE National Conference, 183-191, Canterbury, UK.

Gan, G, Awbi, HB and Croome, DJ (1991): Natural ventilation of classrooms, Proc of Building Environment Performance '91 (BEPAC), Canterbury.

Gan, G, Awbi, HB and Croome, DJ (1991): Simulation of air flow in naturally ventilated buildings, Proc of Building Simulation '91, 78-84 Nice, France.

Awbi, HB and Nemri, MM (1990): Scale effect in room air movement modelling, Proc of the Second International Conference on Air Distribution in Ventilated Spaces (ROOMVENT '90), Session A1.3, pp13, Oslo.

Awbi, HB (1990): The role of numerical solutions in room air distribution design, Proc of the Second International Conference on Air Distribution in Ventilated Spaces (ROOMVENT '90), Session A1.2, pp17, Oslo.

Awbi, HB and Setrakian, AA (1989): Numerical solution of air jet with ceiling-mounted obstacles, Paper presented at the Second World Congress on Heating, Ventilation, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (CLIMA 2000), Sarajevo, pp 7.

Awbi, HB and Allwinkle, SJ (1987): Control of condensation in dwellings with mechanical ventilation, Proc of International Congress on Building Energy Management (ICBEM '87), 3, 43-51, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Awbi, HB and Setrak, AA (1987): Air jet interference due to ceiling-mounted obstacles, Proc of the First International Conference on Air Distribution in Ventilated Spaces (ROOMVENT'87), Stockholm, Session 1, pp15.

Awbi, HB and Setrak, AA (1986): Numerical solution of ventilation air jet, Proc of the Fifth International Symposium on The Use of Computers for Environmental Engineering Related to Buildings, 236-246, Bath, UK.

Awbi, HB and Swannell, JH (1974): A finite element solution of the confined flow over a circular cylinder, Proc Finite Element Methods in Flow Problems, 209-224, J.T. Oden et al (eds.), U.A.H. Press.

OTHER CONFERENCE PAPERS

Bourbia, F and Awbi, HB (2000): Building cluster and shading in hot dry climate of Algeria, Proc. of the Sixth World Renewable Energy Congress, Brighton, UK.

Rodrigues, AM, da Piedade, AC and Awbi, HB (1999): Thermal comfort and natural ventilation in school buildings resorting to solar air collectors integrated in the south façades, International Conference on Solar Energy in Buildings (CISBAT ’99), 22-23 September, 1999, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Lee, H and Awbi, HB (1998): Implications of energy savings by improving ventilation effectiveness, Proc. of Annual Conference of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers of Korea, June 26-27, Vol. 3, pp1335-1340.

Bourbia, F and Awbi, HB (1998): The effect of orientation and shading on the inside and outside temperatures of traditional and contemporary housing in the dessert of Algeria, Proc. of the Fifth World Renewable Energy Congress, 20-25 September, 1998, Florence, Italy, Part III, pp 1345-1348.

Lee, H, Kim, S and Awbi, HB (1997): Indoor air quality control vs. energy consumption, Presented at the Winter Conference of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK, University College London, December.

Fisher, N, Awbi, HB and Hew, KP (1995): The development and application of concurrent knowledge-based engineering to building services and construction designs, Proc First Int Conference on Construction Project Management, Singapore, 11-12 January, 1995, pp179-188.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G, Swaid, H and Awbi, HB (1993): Energy implication of thermal comfort standards, Proc of Building Design, Technology and Occupant Well-Being in Temperate Climate Conference, 17-19 February, Brussels, 101-106.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G, Swaid, H and Awbi, HB (1992): Energy implications of comfort standards, Paper presented at the CIB W67 Workshop on Energy Conservation in the Built Environment, Manchester, UK.

Croome, DJ, Gan, G and Awbi, HB (1992): Evaluation of thermal comfort and indoor air quality, Proc of the 12th CIB Congress, 2, Montreal, Canada.

Awbi, HB, Baines, MJ and Neylon, KJ (1992): Some preliminary work on transputers for CFD calculations, Mailshot, SERC/DTI Transputer Initiative, 31-36.

Awbi, HB (1988): Application of computational fluid dynamics in room ventilation studies, Proc of First Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Dundee, UK.

Awbi, HB (1988): Numerical solution of room air movement in rooms, Proc of the Second International Symposium on Ventilation for Air Contaminant Control (Ventilation '88), pp29, London.

Awbi, HB (1980): Effect of wind-tunnel walls on the flow over a sphere, Proc of the Third ISME Conference on Mechanical Engineering, 22-29, Delhi, India

Awbi, HB (1980): Blockage effect on vortex shedding of two-dimensional rectangular-section prisms, Proc of the First Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Paper B4, pp9, Bangalore, India.

MAJOR REPORTS

Hatton, A, Xing, H and Awbi, HB (1999): A study of the air quality in rooms ventilated with displacement systems, EPSRC Project Report, pp. 129 and Appendix.

Awbi, HB, Ghrab-Morcos, N and Oliveira, A (1997): Development of a simplified method for thermal assessment of unconditioned buildings, European Commission Report, pp 1-82, July 1997.

Awbi, HB (1995): Computer modelling of airborne particles in livestock buildings, Final Report for ADAS, MAFF, UK, pp 1-18, 45 figures, May 1995.

Awbi, HB and Allwinkle, SJ (1988): Domestic ventilation with heat recovery – An evluation of the Penicuik field study, Final Report for the Scottish Development Department, Edinburgh, UK, pp1-79, June 1988.

Awbi, HB and Savin, SJ (1983): Air distribution methods for domestic warm air heating systems using low grade heat sources - Tests with low level and high level air supply terminals, Final Report for the European Commission, Brussels, Report EUR 9237 EN, pp 1-219, October 1983.

 


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