CFD study on aerodynamic effects induced by moving of an elevator car in a high-rise building shaft

The work is devoted to the aerodynamics within an elevator shaft of a high-rise building. The study is focused on the air flows induced by a movement of an elevator car and a counterweight inside of a tall shaft and the resulting pressure distributions on the indoor surfaces of the shaft. The importance of the study roots from the crucial role of elevator design for the modern high-rise building developments and the corresponding market demand of R&D support of unique elevator schemes. The literature review covers a long period of the research on the topic, outlines all the mathematical modeling aspects of the chosen CFD scheme, including the meshing techniques and solver settings, describes the obtained results of the computed air flows and summarizes the work with some implications and considerations on further research, addressing the possible issues and uncertainties to be resolved in the future. The goals achieved in the dissertation contribute as a first step in the development of a framework for evaluation various aerodynamic effects of a system shaft-elevator car which is to expand the competences of the Scientific and educational center for computer modeling of unique buildings, structures and complexes named after A.B. Zolotov, based in the National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, where the thesis’s author is employed.