Environmental analysis of Nanjing Mosque courtyard layout based on CFD simulation technology

Abstract

Courtyards are claimed to be extremely effective in improving the freshening and decreasing the humidity level, also showed a strong correlation between courtyard wall surface temperatures. The article aims to evaluate the thermal effects of a Mosque courtyard quantitatively and to suggest guidelines to design more sustainable built environments in the climate zone. In this part, Chinese Mosques in Nanjing city with different layouts and weather conditions were analyzed. The Mosque climate design discussed in this study is temperature and wind velocity. Briefly, the main essence is to clarify the differences between different Mosque layouts and to determine if the feature of courtyard orientation would make this Mosque style efficient.