Computational wind engineering: 30 years of research progress in building structures and environment
The paper reviews the evolution of computational wind engineering from environmental and
structural perspectives, since the inaugural conference of computational wind engineering …
structural perspectives, since the inaugural conference of computational wind engineering …
Coupling dynamics and chemistry in the air pollution modelling of street canyons: A review
Air pollutants emitted from vehicles in street canyons may be reactive, undergoing mixing
and chemical processing before escaping into the overlying atmosphere. The deterioration …
and chemical processing before escaping into the overlying atmosphere. The deterioration …
Improving air quality in high-density cities by understanding the relationship between air pollutant dispersion and urban morphologies
In high-density megacities, air pollution has a higher impact on public health than cities of
lower population density. Apart from higher pollution emissions due to human activities in …
lower population density. Apart from higher pollution emissions due to human activities in …
Aerodynamic effects of trees on pollutant concentration in street canyons
R Buccolieri, C Gromke, S Di Sabatino… - Science of the Total …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper deals with aerodynamic effects of avenue-like tree planting on flow and traffic-
originated pollutant dispersion in urban street canyons by means of wind tunnel experiments …
originated pollutant dispersion in urban street canyons by means of wind tunnel experiments …
Healthy neighborhoods: walkability and air pollution
Background The built environment may influence health in part through the promotion of
physical activity and exposure to pollution. To date, no studies have explored interactions …
physical activity and exposure to pollution. To date, no studies have explored interactions …
Pollutant concentrations in street canyons of different aspect ratio with avenues of trees for various wind directions
C Gromke, B Ruck - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2012 - Springer
This study summarizes the effects of avenues of trees in urban street canyons on traffic
pollutant dispersion. We describe various wind-tunnel experiments with different tree …
pollutant dispersion. We describe various wind-tunnel experiments with different tree …
Investigation of O3–NOx–VOCs chemistry and pollutant dispersion in street canyons with various aspect ratios by CFD simulations
J Hang, J Liang, X Wang, X Zhang, L Wu… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on the OpenFOAM environment, a new CFD code named as APFoam coupling
turbulence with the complex photochemical mechanism of NO xO 3-VOCs reactions has …
turbulence with the complex photochemical mechanism of NO xO 3-VOCs reactions has …
Effects of building roof greening on air quality in street canyons
Building roof greening is a successful strategy for improving urban thermal environment. It is
of theoretical interest and practical importance to study the effects of building roof greening …
of theoretical interest and practical importance to study the effects of building roof greening …
Large-eddy simulation for flow and dispersion in urban streets
Large-eddy simulations (LES) with our recently developed inflow approach (Xie, Z.-T.,
Castro, IP, 2008a. Efficient generation of inflow conditions for large-eddy simulation of street …
Castro, IP, 2008a. Efficient generation of inflow conditions for large-eddy simulation of street …
Integrated impacts of turbulent mixing and NOX-O3 photochemistry on reactive pollutant dispersion and intake fraction in shallow and deep street canyons
We employ computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations with NO-NO 2-O 3 chemistry to
investigate the impacts of aspect ratios (H/W= 1, 3, 5), elevated-building design, wind …
investigate the impacts of aspect ratios (H/W= 1, 3, 5), elevated-building design, wind …