Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Pollutants Transfer Simulation Model Using Combination of Augmented Reality and Computational Fluid Dynamics Techniques on Cell Phone Platform

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Elham Soltani 1
Mohammad Kazem Moayyedi 2
Faranak Fotouhi Qhazvini 1
1 Department of Computer Engineering, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
2 CFD, Turbulence and Combustion Research Lab., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
10.22060/mej.2022.20989.7355
Abstract
Engineering problems are generally mathematical models of physical phenomena. The solution to the physical problem can be found using engineering and simulation approaches such as numerical modeling. Augmented reality technology adds virtual content created by a computer or mobile phone with a camera to the physical environment of users. Using an augmented reality-based system, after analysis, the simulation results can be placed directly on real-world objects in a two or three-dimensional model corresponding to the location and dimensions of the physical body in order to better understand the results. In this research, using a combination of augmented reality and computational fluid dynamics techniques, a simulation model in an indoor environment with different pollutants has been developed. For this purpose, first, the basic concepts of augmented reality are expressed and its differences with virtual reality are examined. After examining the implementation method of the proposed model, the results for carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide pollutants have been obtained. To evaluate the proposed model, the data obtained from the mobile software are compared with the related benchmark results and show relatively good accuracy and computational capability.
Keywords
Augmented reality
Computational fluid dynamics
Airflow
Pollutant diffusion
Data visualization
Subjects
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Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Volume 55, Issue 1
April 2023
Pages 143-156