OpenFOAM cases of the paper "Development and validation of an open-source CFD model for the efficiency assessment of data centers"

This dataset contains the underling data for the paper "Development and validation of an open-source CFD model for the efficiency assessment of data centers”, submitted for the consideration and open review in Open Research Europe (ORE).

Validation1.tar.xz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the simulation of flow and thermal structures in an enclosed environment (Wang and Chen, 2009).

Wang, Miao; Chen, Qingyan (2009). Assessment of Various Turbulence Models for Transitional Flows in an Enclosed Environment (RP-1271). HVAC&R Research, 15(6), 1099–1119. doi:10.1080/10789669.2009.10390881

Validation2-kOmegaSSTModel.tar.xz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the simulation of forced convection in a room (Zhang et al. 2007) using k-omega SST turbulence model. 

Zhao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Zhiqiang John Zhai & Qingyan Yan Chen (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, DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2007.10391460

Validation2-RNGkEpsilonModel.tar.xz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the simulation of forced convection in a room (Zhang et al. 2007) using RNG k-epsilon turbulence model. 

Zhao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Zhiqiang John Zhai & Qingyan Yan Chen (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, DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2007.10391460

Validation3.tar.xz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the simulation of strong natural convection in a model fire room (Murakami et al. 1995).

Murakami, S., S. Kato, and R. Yoshie. 1995. Measurement of turbulence statistics in a model fire room by LDV. ASHRAE Transactions 101(2):287–301.

Validation4.tar.xz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the simulation of thermal distribution in an open-aisle data center (Abdelmaksoud et al. 2013).

W.A. Abdelmaksoud, T.Q. Dang, H. Ezzat Khalifa, R.R. Schmidt Improved computational fluid dynamics model for open-aisle air-cooled data center simulations J. Electron. Packag., 135 (2013), pp. 030901-30913