What type of CAD file formats are supported by Pedestrian Comfort Analysis app?
Pedestrian Comfort Analysis app supports a wide range of file format which includes .step, .ipt, .sat and iges
Can I upload the CAD model from the cloud?
Yes. You can upload the CAD model from the cloud. Currently, only Amazon S3 Cloud is supported.
What is a weather station?
A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for measuring atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate.
I have multiple weather station data near my site location. Which one should I prefer?
Pedestrian Comfort Analysis app provides data from multiple weather station available near your site location. The user is advised to select the nearest weather station data for accurate results.
Can I use the weather condition file available with me ?
Yes. You can input weather conditions available with you. Currently we support .epw file format for pedestrian comfort simulation.
What if I don't find any weather station data near my site location?
Pedestrian Comfort Analysis covers most of the region for providing the weather station data but there could be some regions where no weather station data exists. In such cases, you need weather condition file from local stations / synthetic weather data from any provider.
How accurate is the weather station data?
The weather station data is taken from the EnergyPlus website. The weather data are arranged by World Meteorological Organization region and country.
Which weather stations are detected by the app near the site location?
All the weather stations within the range of 80 miles distance from the site location will be detected by the app.
A wind rose is a graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a detailed and clear view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location.
Can I run pedestrian simulation for other than specified directions in the app?
No. Currently, you can run simulation only for the specified wind directions (1,4,8,16 or 32)
What is atmospheric boundary layer?
Atmospheric boundary layer is the lowest part of the atmosphere where the variation in the wind velocity is observed due to the flow of wind over different types of terrain. Pedestrian Comfort Analysis app provides four different types of terrain viz. Country, urban, suburban and sea as recommended by ASHRAE.
What is comfort and safety criteria?
A number of wind comfort and wind danger criteria were developed on account of the advent of high-rise tower block (buildings) that can lead to the concerns regarding the wind nuisance caused by these buildings to pedestrians in their vicinity. simulationHub Pedestrian Comfort Analysis app allows the user to evaluate the pedestrian comfort and safety around their site location based on the available standard comfort criteria viz. Lawson, CSTB, BLWTL and NEN8100.
Will I be able to download the simulation files after the simulation is completed?
No, currently there is no option to download any simulation files. However, you can download detail report of the simulation results in PDF format. You can also download the result image files.
Can I run multiple simulation simultaneously?
Yes. You can run multiple simulations simultaneously. Once you have submitted simulation for one model you can start your working on other building models simultaneously.
Will I be notified if my simulation is completed?
Yes. An email about the simulation completion will be sent to you when your simulation is completed. The email will also contain the detailed simulation report in PDF format.
Can I create a customized report for the simulation study?
No. The current version of the app does not support any customization in the report template.
What happens when I terminate my simulation?
PCA app involves fluid volume extraction, meshing, solving and post processing as major stages. When you terminate the simulation while it is running, the previously completed stage data will be retained so that you can start from the same stage again.