2026

[Reviewed international journal paper]

  • Chao Lin, Ryozo Ooka, Yasutomo Takakuwa, Hideki Kikumoto
  • Rooftop wind environment with parapets under upwind building sheltering: A wind tunnel study with implications for urban-air-mobility safety
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113854
  • Building and Environment, 287, 113854
  • Chao Lin, Hideki Kikumoto, Ryozo Ooka
  • Numerical Study of Particulate Pollutants Removal by Ventilation, Portable Air Cleaner, and Gravitational Settling Across Particle Sizes
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.70067
  • Japan Architectural Review, 9, e70067
  • Jincheng Dai, Ryozo Ooka, Chao Lin, Ken Takahashi, Hideki Sato, Masaki Shioya, Hiroyuki Ichikawa
  • Comparison of EnergyPlus simulations with measured building performance Data
  • https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202668908002
  • E3S Web of Conferences, 689, 08002
  • Yuta Minohara, Ryozo Ooka, Shintaro Ikeda, Chao Lin, Ken Takahashi
  • Optimization Control of Building Facilities Using Deep Rein-forcement Learning Comparison with Dynamic Programming
  • https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202668903004
  • E3S Web of Conferences, 689, 03002
  • Hideki Kikumoto, Tsubasa Okaze, Ryuichiro Yoshie, Takumi Tachibana, Takeshi Ishihara, Yoshitami Nonomura, Nobuyoshi Kiyota, Hiroaki Kondo, Akashi Mochida, Yoshihide Tominaga
  • Comprehensive experimental database for validating CFD simulations in urban wind environment: Benchmark cases curated by the Architectural Institute of Japan [Data paper]
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.70083
  • Japan Architectural Review, 9, e70083
  • Mao Takeyama, Hideki Kikumoto, Yichen Wang, Yasutomo Takakuwa
  • 3D3C velocity measurement around a cubic building model in a wind tunnel using a single-camera rainbow PTV technique
  • https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.70089
  • Japan Architectural Review, 9, e70089
  • Jincheng Dai, Ryozo Ooka, Chao Lin , Shintaro Ikeda and Ken Takahashi
  • Developing a surrogate RC Model for Optimal HVAC Control Applications in Modelica-Based Building Digital Twin
  • https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202671602015
  • E3S Web of Conferences, 716, 02015
  • Chao Lin , Hideki Kikumoto, Yasutomo Takakuwa, and Ryozo Ooka
  • Optimizing Parapets for Rooftop Wind Safety Using CFD Simulations and Sensitivity Analysis
  • https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202671609001
  • E3S Web of Conferences, 716, 09001
  • Xiang Wang, Hongyuan Jia, Keisuke Nakao, Chaoyi Hu, Hideki Kikumoto
  • Fast short-term forecasting of urban meteorological variables under atmospheric boundary layer using local objective analysis data and near-surface observations
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2026.102898
  • Urban Climate, 67, 102898
  • Jincheng Dai, Shintaro Ikeda, Ryozo Ooka
  • Control strategies in Fifth-Generation District Heating and Cooling Systems: A Review
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2026.107690
  • Sustainable Cities and Society, 148, 107690
  • Chao Lin, Jani Strömberg, Konstantin Kuznetsov, Leena Järvi, Hideki Kikumoto, Aurélien Faucheux, Alice Maison, Martin Ferrand, Ryozo Ooka, Valéry Masson, Karine Sartelet
  • Intercomparison of CFD Simulations for Urban Flow in Paris: OpenFOAM, code_saturne, and the PALM Model System
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.70116
  • Japan Architectural Review, 9, e70116

[Reviewed international conference paper]

  • Chao Lin , Hideki Kikumoto, Yasutomo Takakuwa, and Ryozo Ooka
  • Rooftop design for urban air mobility (UAM) using CFD simulations
  • The 8th International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering, 2026/6