Air pollution dispersion modelling in urban environment using CFD: a systematic review

M Pantusheva, R Mitkov, PO Hristov… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Air pollution is a global problem, which needs to be understood and controlled to ensure a
healthy environment and inform sustainable development. Urban areas have been …

Improving air quality through urban form optimization: A review study

S Li, B Zou, X Ma, N Liu, Z Zhang, M Xie, L Zhi - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a significant global environmental issue. Nevertheless, the importance of
rational urban planning in mitigating it is frequently disregarded. Conducting air quality …

Impacts of tree-planting pattern and trunk height on the airflow and pollutant dispersion inside a street canyon

Y Huang, M Li, S Ren, M Wang, P Cui - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impacts of tree-planting pattern and tree trunk height on the flow
structure and pollutant dispersion inside a street canyon using the numerical model …

CityFFD–City fast fluid dynamics for urban microclimate simulations on graphics processing units

M Mortezazadeh, LL Wang, M Albettar, S Yang - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban microclimate analysis is often associated with computational fluid dynamics
simulations of urban aerodynamics and thermal conditions, air quality, heat island, humidity …

CFD modelling of air quality in Pamplona City (Spain): Assessment, stations spatial representativeness and health impacts valuation

E Rivas, JL Santiago, Y Lechón, F Martín… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
A methodology based on CFD-RANS simulations (WA CFD-RANS, Weighted Averaged
Computational Fluid Dynamic-Reynolds–Averaged Navier–Stokes simulations) which …

Estimates of population exposure to atmospheric pollution and health-related externalities in a real city: The impact of spatial resolution on the accuracy of results

JL Santiago, E Rivas, AR Gamarra, MG Vivanco… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Health impacts of atmospheric pollution is an important issue in urban environments. Its
magnitude depends on population exposure which have been frequently estimated by …

Instantaneous CO2 emission modelling for a Euro 6 start-stop vehicle based on portable emission measurement system data and artificial intelligence methods

M Mądziel - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
One of the increasingly common methods to counteract the increased fuel consumption of
vehicles is start-stop technology. This paper introduces a methodology which presents the …

Modeling NO2 concentrations in real urban areas using computational fluid dynamics: A comparative analysis of methods to assess NO2 concentrations from NOx …

N Reiminger, X Jurado, L Maurer, J Vazquez… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Major cities worldwide constantly deal with health hazards caused by air pollution. Modeling
this pollution on an urban scale is essential for assessing the impact of local policies and …

A CFD study of wind assessment in urban topology with complex wind flow

S Zhang, KCS Kwok, H Liu, Y Jiang, K Dong… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a CFD study on the air ventilation assessment (AVA) in urban topology
with twisted wind profiles (TWP). At present, most AVAs were conducted through wind tunnel …

Application of a short term air quality action plan in Madrid (Spain) under a high-pollution episode-Part II: Assessment from multi-scale modelling

R Borge, JL Santiago, D de la Paz, F Martín… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Air pollution continues to be one of the main issues in urban areas. In addition to air quality
plans and emission abatement policies, additional measures for high pollution episodes are …