A review of strategies for mitigating roadside air pollution in urban street canyons
Urban street canyons formed by high-rise buildings restrict the dispersion of vehicle
emissions, which pose severe health risks to the public by aggravating roadside air quality …
emissions, which pose severe health risks to the public by aggravating roadside air quality …
Modelling air quality in street canyons: a review
S Vardoulakis, BEA Fisher, K Pericleous… - Atmospheric …, 2003 - Elsevier
High pollution levels have been often observed in urban street canyons due to the increased
traffic emissions and reduced natural ventilation. Microscale dispersion models with different …
traffic emissions and reduced natural ventilation. Microscale dispersion models with different …
An urban surface exchange parameterisation for mesoscale models
A scheme to represent the impact of urban buildings on airflow in mesoscale atmospheric
models is presented. In the scheme, the buildings are not explicitly resolved, but their effects …
models is presented. In the scheme, the buildings are not explicitly resolved, but their effects …
Improving the wind environment in high-density cities by understanding urban morphology and surface roughness: A study in Hong Kong
In this study, a high-resolution frontal area density (FAD) map that depicts the surface
roughness of urban Hong Kong is produced using a mapping method that takes into account …
roughness of urban Hong Kong is produced using a mapping method that takes into account …
Effect of roof shape, wind direction, building height and urban configuration on the energy yield and positioning of roof mounted wind turbines
The increasing interest among architects and planners in designing environmentally friendly
buildings has led to a desire to explore and integrate renewable sources of energy. Roof …
buildings has led to a desire to explore and integrate renewable sources of energy. Roof …
Dispersion study in a street canyon with tree planting by means of wind tunnel and numerical investigations–evaluation of CFD data with experimental data
C Gromke, R Buccolieri, S Di Sabatino, B Ruck - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper is devoted to the study of flow and traffic exhaust dispersion in urban street
canyons with avenue-like tree planting. The influence of tree planting with different crown …
canyons with avenue-like tree planting. The influence of tree planting with different crown …
CFD simulations of wind flow and pollutant dispersion in a street canyon with traffic flow: Comparison between RANS and LES
The dispersion of traffic pollutants in street canyons takes place under the joint influence of
the urban morphology and traffic-induced air motions. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …
the urban morphology and traffic-induced air motions. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …
Recent progress in CFD modelling of wind field and pollutant transport in street canyons
With rapid development in computer hardware and numerical algorithms, computational
fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques are widely utilized to study the wind field and pollutant …
fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques are widely utilized to study the wind field and pollutant …
Building porosity for better urban ventilation in high-density cities–A computational parametric study
Shape-edged buildings impose large frictional drag on the flow in the urban boundary layer.
In the sub-tropics, especially during hot and humid summers, compact building blocks create …
In the sub-tropics, especially during hot and humid summers, compact building blocks create …
Influence of trees on the dispersion of pollutants in an urban street canyon—experimental investigation of the flow and concentration field
C Gromke, B Ruck - Atmospheric Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
Flow field and concentration measurements have been performed in an idealized model of
an urban street canyon with one row of trees arranged along the center axis. The model was …
an urban street canyon with one row of trees arranged along the center axis. The model was …