Review on pollutant dispersion in urban areas-part A: Effects of mechanical factors and urban morphology
Cities are facing significant challenges due to low outdoor air quality. Hence, a growing
number of studies have been conducted to develop strategies for improving air quality. This …
number of studies have been conducted to develop strategies for improving air quality. This …
Recent advancements in numerical modelling of flow and dispersion in urban areas: a short review
S Di Sabatino, R Buccolieri… - International Journal of …, 2013 - inderscienceonline.com
This paper reviews recent findings in the field of flow and pollutant dispersion modelling
around buildings and within complex urban geometries. Complexity is not only associated to …
around buildings and within complex urban geometries. Complexity is not only associated to …
Performance evaluation of a multiscale modelling system applied to particulate matter dispersion in a real traffic hot spot in Madrid (Spain)
Urban air pollution is one of the most important environmental problems nowadays.
Understanding urban pollution is rather challenging due to different factors that produce a …
Understanding urban pollution is rather challenging due to different factors that produce a …
Effect of moving vehicles on pollutant dispersion in street canyon by using dynamic mesh updating method
Q Wang, W Fang, R de Richter, C Peng… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
Moving vehicles exert a considerable influence on air flow and turbulence within urban
street canyons, which is an important consideration for the pollutant dispersion and thus …
street canyons, which is an important consideration for the pollutant dispersion and thus …
A study on the rotational behaviour of a Savonius Wind turbine in low rise highways during different monsoons
S Santhakumar, I Palanivel… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work describes the behaviour of a vertical axis Savonius Wind Turbine (SWT) in Four-
way lane highways during South-West and North-East monsoons. A vertical axis SWT was …
way lane highways during South-West and North-East monsoons. A vertical axis SWT was …
The effect of turbulence induced by different kinds of moving vehicles in street canyons
C Cai, T Ming, W Fang, R De Richter, C Peng - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The turbulence induced by moving vehicles influences the flow field and pollutant dispersion
in street canyons. In this paper, an ambient crosswind-vehicle movement mathematical …
in street canyons. In this paper, an ambient crosswind-vehicle movement mathematical …
[HTML][HTML] Clean air in cities: Impact of the layout of buildings in urban areas on pedestrian exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic
Traffic-related pollutant concentrations are typically much higher in near-roadway
microenvironments, and pedestrian and resident exposures to air pollutants can be …
microenvironments, and pedestrian and resident exposures to air pollutants can be …
An Integrated Field Study of Turbulence and Dispersion Variations in Road Microenvironments
Traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs) emitted from vehicle tailpipes disperse into nearby
microenvironments, posing potential exposure risks. Thus, accurately identifying the …
microenvironments, posing potential exposure risks. Thus, accurately identifying the …
Characterization of dispersion and ultrafine-particle emission factors based on near-roadway monitoring Part II: Heavy duty vehicles
This paper presents a comprehensive set of ultrafine particles (UFPs) emission factors (EFs)
for heavy duty vehicles (HDVs) as a function of vehicle flow rate, speed, and mode of …
for heavy duty vehicles (HDVs) as a function of vehicle flow rate, speed, and mode of …
Evaluation of the relationship between momentum wakes behind moving vehicles and dispersion of vehicle emissions using near-roadway measurements
A parameterization of initial vertical dispersion coefficient (σ z, init) was developed for
incorporation into California line source dispersion model, version 4 (CALINE4) and …
incorporation into California line source dispersion model, version 4 (CALINE4) and …