CFD, Wind, & Energy

As our world becomes more urban, the interaction of wind and climate with the built environment will become more important to the creation of sustainable built and natural environments. SLR frequently assists with building design, land-use planning, building approvals, urban and landscape design, policy development, agriculture, water management and efficiency, coastal management, and insurance risk assessments with regards to the implications of our ever-changing climate. Our experience includes projects across diverse regions, from the Arctic to desert environments.

Overview

Using a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis approaches, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and boundary layer wind tunnels, our team can accurately conduct statistical analysis of wind and other meteorological parameters, model air flow, turbulence, and heat transfer to answer key concerns from clients and regulatory bodies. We use this analysis to address pedestrian wind and thermal comfort concerns, provide cladding design pressures to enable building material specification, provide structural and aeroelastic wind tunnel testing and assessment of aerodynamic damping where required.

This provides our clients with an innovative approach to ensure their design is correct the first time.

Our team also provide weather and climate analysis for extreme weather scenarios and future climate change projection, from small community impacts to regional influence.

Wind, climate and energy usage, are all integral elements in the creation and sustainability of our built and natural environment.

We provide cutting edge specialist sustainability, energy efficiency services and creative aerodynamic and thermodynamic solutions, design and design optimisation services for major buildings, environmental and industrial process engineering projects.

Our guidance is frequently used to assist in policy development, building design and approvals, urban and landscape design, land-use planning, water management and efficiency, coastal management, industrial application of CFD and insurance risk assessments.

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CFD, Wind, Snow & Energy Services

  • CFD Services
    • Aeroacoustic services
    • Environmental wind and wind loading
    • Pollutant dispersal and air quality analysis
    • Chemical reactions and multiphase studies
    • Moving body airflow simulation
    • Fluid flow and structure coupling
    • Cavitation studies
    • Newtonian and non-newtonian flow
  • Wind Services
    • Master planning guidance
    • Pedestrian wind comfort analysis
    • Cladding design pressure studies
    • Structural wind loads studies
    • Wind generated noise studies
    • Wind-induced tile uplift
    • Thermal comfort analysis
    • Stack effect
  • Snow Services
    • Snow drifting analysis
    • Highway snow drifting analysis
    • Roof snow loading guidance
    • Snow infiltration for mechanical systems
    • Expert Witness
  • Energy Services
    • Sustainability management plans
    • Energy and water efficiency studies
    • Energy and green star rating of buildings
    • Renewable energy studies
    • Glare and clint studies
    • Solar studies and lighting simulation studies
    • Natural and mixed mode ventilation

CFD, Wind, & Energy Projects

  • Project

    North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    North Sydney Council

    Built Environment

    Solar Modelling and Installation Detail Design for Council Chambers


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Capital Land Australia Pty Ltd

    Built Environment

    Milsons Point Child Care


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  • Project

    Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

    Mosman Council

    Built Environment

    Urban Environment PV Solar Investigation


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  • Project

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    North Sydney Council

    Built Environment

    North Sydney Olympic Pool Cogeneration Feasibility and Design


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    FDC Construction & Fitout

    Built Environment

    Gore Hill Business Park - Green Star Assessment and Action List


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  • Project

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd

    Built Environment

    Pagewood Green Solar Access Studies


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  • Project

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Probuild Pty Ltd

    Built Environment

    Discovery Point Precinct Environmental Wind Mitigation


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  • Project

    Major Urban Centre, Australia

    Confidential

    Built Environment

    Metro Rail Emergency Ventilation Smoke Impact Studies


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  • Project

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    PD Mayoh Architects

    Built Environment

    Columbia Precinct Urban Regeneration


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Urban Develop

    Built Environment

    Natural Light Modelling - 500 Pacific Highway, St Leonards


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  • Project

    Central Western Queensland, Australia

    Santos Ltd

    Mining & Minerals

    Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas Project - Environmental Services


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  • Project

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Campbelltown City Council

    Built Environment

    Energy Management Plan


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Goodman Property Services (Aust) Pty Ltd

    Built Environment

    Reflectivity and Glare Analysis - 75 Epping Road, Macquarie Park


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  • Project

    Western Australia, Australia

    South32 Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd

    Infrastructure

    Worsley Alumina - Annual Dmirs Audit of Water Dams and Tailings Storage Facilitates


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  • Project

    Western Australia, Australia

    Shire of Busselton

    Built Environment

    Geographe Leisure Centre


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    The Bathla Group

    Built Environment

    Environmental Sustainable Design Services for Various Buildings


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  • Project

    Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

    City of Darwin

    Built Environment

    Darwin 2030 Climate Emergency Strategy


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  • Project

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Fredon Air

    Built Environment

    The Star Casino Seawater System Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis


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  • Project

    Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Western Power

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Energy and lighting audit


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  • Project

    Various locations across Australia and New Zealand

    Auckland, Bankstown, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Perth and Sydney Airports

    Infrastructure

    Expert advice to the Australian and New Zealand Aviation Authority


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