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.
Get in touchCFD, Wind, Snow & Energy Services
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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
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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
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Snow Services
- Snow drifting analysis
- Highway snow drifting analysis
- Roof snow loading guidance
- Snow infiltration for mechanical systems
- Expert Witness
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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
Our Team Includes
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Brian Bakowski
Principal
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Liandra Scott-Shaw
Principal Environmental Consultant
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David Mercer
Principal Energy Engineer
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Michael van Niekerk
Associate Climate Change Specialist
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Stuart Heather-Clark
Power Sector Leader - Africa
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Dr. Neihad Al-Khalidy
Technical Director, CFD, Wind and Energy – Asia Pacific
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Peter Georgiou
Technical Director, CFD, Wind and Energy – Asia Pacific
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Peter Hayman
Associate, CFD, Wind and Energy – Asia Pacific
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