50 years of computational wind engineering: past, present and future
B Blocken - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the past 50 years, Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) has undergone a successful
transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field in wind engineering …
transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field in wind engineering …
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 …
Computational wind engineering: 30 years of research progress in building structures and environment
The paper reviews the evolution of computational wind engineering from environmental and
structural perspectives, since the inaugural conference of computational wind engineering …
structural perspectives, since the inaugural conference of computational wind engineering …
[HTML][HTML] Urban Physics: Effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand
The global trend towards urbanisation explains the growing interest in the study of the
modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its …
modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its …
CFD simulation of near-field pollutant dispersion on a high-resolution grid: a case study by LES and RANS for a building group in downtown Montreal
P Gousseau, B Blocken, T Stathopoulos… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
Turbulence modeling and validation by experiments are key issues in the simulation of
micro-scale atmospheric dispersion. This study evaluates the performance of two different …
micro-scale atmospheric dispersion. This study evaluates the performance of two different …
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 …
Coupling dynamics and chemistry in the air pollution modelling of street canyons: A review
Air pollutants emitted from vehicles in street canyons may be reactive, undergoing mixing
and chemical processing before escaping into the overlying atmosphere. The deterioration …
and chemical processing before escaping into the overlying atmosphere. The deterioration …
CFD modelling of air quality in Pamplona City (Spain): Assessment, stations spatial representativeness and health impacts valuation
A methodology based on CFD-RANS simulations (WA CFD-RANS, Weighted Averaged
Computational Fluid Dynamic-Reynolds–Averaged Navier–Stokes simulations) which …
Computational Fluid Dynamic-Reynolds–Averaged Navier–Stokes simulations) which …
CFD modeling of pollution dispersion in building array: evaluation of turbulent scalar flux modeling in RANS model using LES results
Y Tominaga, T Stathopoulos - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2012 - Elsevier
Modeling of turbulent scalar flux in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) for near-field
dispersion around buildings is examined by investigating both velocity and concentration …
dispersion around buildings is examined by investigating both velocity and concentration …
The breathability of compact cities
Breathability in dense building arrays with packing densities similar to those of typical
European cities is investigated using laboratory measurements and numerical simulations …
European cities is investigated using laboratory measurements and numerical simulations …