CFD simulation of near-field pollutant dispersion in the urban environment: A review of current modeling techniques
Y Tominaga, T Stathopoulos - Atmospheric environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Near-field pollutant dispersion in the urban environment involves the interaction of a plume
and the flow field perturbed by building obstacles. In the past two decades, micro-scale …
and the flow field perturbed by building obstacles. In the past two decades, micro-scale …
Guidelines for passive control of traffic-related air pollution in street canyons: An overview for urban planning
Recent studies indicate the necessity of addressing traffic-related air pollution in urban
environments, as street canyons are known for their lack of natural ventilation and increased …
environments, as street canyons are known for their lack of natural ventilation and increased …
Analysis of local scale tree–atmosphere interaction on pollutant concentration in idealized street canyons and application to a real urban junction
This paper first discusses the aerodynamic effects of trees on local scale flow and pollutant
concentration in idealized street canyon configurations by means of laboratory experiments …
concentration in idealized street canyon configurations by means of laboratory experiments …
Ten questions concerning modeling of near-field pollutant dispersion in the built environment
Y Tominaga, T Stathopoulos - Building and Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Outdoor air pollution is a major current environmental problem. The precise prediction of
pollutant concentration distributions in the built environment is necessary for building design …
pollutant concentration distributions in the built environment is necessary for building design …
Issues with validation of urban flow and dispersion CFD models
M Schatzmann, B Leitl - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2011 - Elsevier
The paper describes difficulties in the proper evaluation of obstacle-resolving urban CFD
models. After a brief description of the evaluation methodology suggested by the European …
models. After a brief description of the evaluation methodology suggested by the European …
City breathability as quantified by the exchange velocity and its spatial variation in real inhomogeneous urban geometries: An example from central London urban …
I Panagiotou, MKA Neophytou, D Hamlyn… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
The breathability capacity and its spatial variation within an inhomogeneous urban area is
investigated by examining the air flow and the induced flow exchange processes inside a …
investigated by examining the air flow and the induced flow exchange processes inside a …
Turbulent flow at 190 m height above London during 2006–2008: a climatology and the applicability of similarity theory
Flow and turbulence above urban terrain is more complex than above rural terrain, due to
the different momentum and heat transfer characteristics that are affected by the presence of …
the different momentum and heat transfer characteristics that are affected by the presence of …
Wind-tunnel measurements for thermal effects on the air flow and pollutant dispersion through different scale urban areas
PY Cui, Z Li, WQ Tao - Building and Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
A multiscale physical model was built to study the basic phenomena of air flow, heat and
mass transfer passing through different scale urban areas. Wind-tunnel measurements were …
mass transfer passing through different scale urban areas. Wind-tunnel measurements were …
[HTML][HTML] Meteorology, air quality, and health in London: The ClearfLo project
Meteorology, Air Quality, and Health in London: The ClearfLo Project in: Bulletin of the
American Meteorological Society Volume 96 Issue 5 (2015) Jump to Content Jump to Main …
American Meteorological Society Volume 96 Issue 5 (2015) Jump to Content Jump to Main …
The model SIRANE for atmospheric urban pollutant dispersion; PART II, validation of the model on a real case study
L Soulhac, P Salizzoni, P Mejean, D Didier… - Atmospheric environment, 2012 - Elsevier
We analyse the performance of the model SIRANE by comparing its outputs to field data
measured within an urban district. SIRANE is the first urban dispersion model based on the …
measured within an urban district. SIRANE is the first urban dispersion model based on the …