Urban ventilation in the compact city: a critical review and a multidisciplinary methodology for improving sustainability and resilience in urban areas

O Palusci, C Cecere - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, a tendency towards urban tissue densification has been observed to
counteract the urban sprawl. Densification may be achieved through more compact built …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of morphological parameters on urban ventilation in compact cities: The case of the Tuscolano-Don Bosco district in Rome

O Palusci, P Monti, C Cecere, H Montazeri… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution and heat stress are major concerns associated with the liveability, resilience
and sustainability of cities. They directly affect health and comfort and are associated with …

Application of improved CFD modeling for prediction and mitigation of traffic-related air pollution hotspots in a realistic urban street

T Lauriks, R Longo, D Baetens, M Derudi… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The correct prediction of air pollutants dispersed in urban areas is of paramount importance
to safety, public health and a sustainable environment. Vehicular traffic is one of the main …

Three-dimensional hole size (3DHS) approach for water flow turbulence analysis over emerging sand bars: Flume-scale experiments

MA Khan, N Sharma, GFC Lama, M Hasan, R Garg… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The many hydrodynamic implications associated with the geomorphological evolution of
braided rivers are still not profoundly examined in both experimental and numerical …

Coupled bionic drag-reducing surface covered by conical protrusions and elastic layer inspired from pufferfish skin

X Feng, D Fan, G Tian, Y Zhang - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Inspired by the drag-reducing properties of the cone-like spines and elastic layer covering
the pufferfish skin, important efforts are underway to establish rational multiple drag …

Numerical investigations of urban pollutant dispersion and building intake fraction with various 3D building configurations and tree plantings

Q Li, J Liang, Q Wang, Y Chen, H Yang, H Ling… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapid urbanisation and rising vehicular emissions aggravate urban air pollution. Outdoor
pollutants could diffuse indoors through infiltration or ventilation, leading to residents' …

Concentration fluctuations from localized atmospheric releases

M Cassiani, MB Bertagni, M Marro… - Boundary-Layer …, 2020 - Springer
We review the efforts made by the scientific community in more than seventy years to
elucidate the behaviour of concentration fluctuations arising from localized atmospheric …

Integrated evaluation of indoor particulate exposure: The VIEPI project

A Pelliccioni, P Monti, G Cattani, F Boccuni, M Cacciani… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite the progress made in recent years, reliable modeling of indoor air quality is still far
from being obtained. This requires better chemical characterization of the pollutants and …

A multi-fidelity framework for the estimation of the turbulent Schmidt number in the simulation of atmospheric dispersion

R Longo, A Bellemans, M Derudi, A Parente - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
A multi-fidelity framework is presented to accurately predict the turbulent Schmidt number, S
ct, with applications to atmospheric dispersion modelling. According to the literature and …

Modelling VOC emissions from building materials for healthy building design

A D'Amico, A Pini, S Zazzini, D D'Alessandro, G Leuzzi… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The profound qualitative changes of indoor air and the progressive increase in the absolute
number of pollutants, combined with the scientific awareness of the health impacts deriving …