LES over RANS in building simulation for outdoor and indoor applications: A foregone conclusion?

B Blocken - Building Simulation, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Large Eddy Simulation (LES) undeniably has the potential to provide more accurate
and more reliable results than simulations based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes …

[HTML][HTML] On the use of numerical modelling for near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments− A review

M Lateb, RN Meroney, M Yataghene, H Fellouah… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
This article deals with the state-of-the-art of experimental and numerical studies carried out
regarding air pollutant dispersion in urban environments. Since the simulation of the …

Comparison of various types of k–ε models for pollutant emissions around a two-building configuration

M Lateb, C Masson, T Stathopoulos… - Journal of Wind …, 2013 - Elsevier
The dispersion of pollutants exhausted from a building roof stack located in a tower was
investigated using various types of k–ε turbulence models, ie, a standard k–ε model, a RNG …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-room pollutant transmission routes in naturally ventilated street canyon buildings

M Mohammadi, JK Calautit, JS Owen, C Gromke… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission of pollutants is a significant concern in urban areas, especially since
the recent pandemic. While previous studies have explored inter-room pollutant crossflow in …

CFD simulation of flow and dispersion around an isolated building: Effect of inhomogeneous ABL and near-wall treatment

ZT Ai, CM Mak - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study of the effect of the inhomogeneous atmospheric boundary layer
(ABL) and near-wall treatment on a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of the …

Exploration of sustainable building morphologies for effective passive pollutant dispersion within compact urban environments

K An, SM Wong, JCH Fung - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Air pollutants emitted within high-density urbanized areas have negative impacts on human
health and quality of life and raise public concern. With the aim of creating a liveable …

CFD simulations on high-buoyancy gas dispersion in the wake of an isolated cubic building using steady RANS model and LES

C Lin, R Ooka, H Kikumoto, T Sato, M Arai - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
As the use of emergency generators for buildings increases, the near-field dispersion of high-
temperature and high-buoyancy exhaust gas is becoming a concern. We conducted …

Performance evaluation of the RANS models in predicting the pollutant concentration field within a compact urban setting: Effects of the source location and turbulent …

MR Kavian Nezhad, CF Lange, BA Fleck - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is used to accurately model and predict the dispersion
of a passive scalar in the atmospheric wind flow field within an urban setting. The Mock …

Characterization of pollutant dispersion near elongated buildings based on wind tunnel simulations

SG Perry, DK Heist, LH Brouwer, EM Monbureau… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a wind tunnel study of the effects of elongated rectangular buildings on
the dispersion of pollutants from nearby stacks. The study examines the influence of source …

A wind tunnel study on the effect of thermal stability on flow and dispersion of rooftop stack emissions in the near wake of a building

MF Yassin - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of atmospheric thermal stability on wind flow and dispersion of rooftop stack
emissions in the near wake of a building in an urban environment is investigated using …