Urban microclimate and its impact on built environment–a review
Increasing urbanization and population growth have brought attention to urban
microclimates in recent years. The study on urban microclimate and its impact on the built …
microclimates in recent years. The study on urban microclimate and its impact on the built …
The rise of low-cost sensing for managing air pollution in cities
Ever growing populations in cities are associated with a major increase in road vehicles and
air pollution. The overall high levels of urban air pollution have been shown to be of a …
air pollution. The overall high levels of urban air pollution have been shown to be of a …
[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 …
[HTML][HTML] CFD and wind-tunnel analysis of outdoor ventilation in a real compact heterogeneous urban area: Evaluation using “air delay”
N Antoniou, H Montazeri, H Wigo… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Outdoor urban ventilation in a real complex urban area is investigated by introducing a new
ventilation indicator–the “air delay”. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are …
ventilation indicator–the “air delay”. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are …
Guidelines for passive control of traffic-related air pollution in street canyons: An overview for urban planning
Recent studies indicate the necessity of addressing traffic-related air pollution in urban
environments, as street canyons are known for their lack of natural ventilation and increased …
environments, as street canyons are known for their lack of natural ventilation and increased …
City breathability as quantified by the exchange velocity and its spatial variation in real inhomogeneous urban geometries: An example from central London urban …
I Panagiotou, MKA Neophytou, D Hamlyn… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
The breathability capacity and its spatial variation within an inhomogeneous urban area is
investigated by examining the air flow and the induced flow exchange processes inside a …
investigated by examining the air flow and the induced flow exchange processes inside a …
Predictive large eddy simulations for urban flows: Challenges and opportunities
C García-Sánchez, J van Beeck, C Gorlé - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics predictions of urban flow are subject to several sources of
uncertainty, such as the definition of the inflow boundary conditions or the turbulence model …
uncertainty, such as the definition of the inflow boundary conditions or the turbulence model …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of street canyon morphology and traffic volume on NO2 values in the street canyons of Antwerp
Air pollution remains a major environmental and health concern in urban environments,
especially in street canyons that show increased pollution levels due to a lack of natural …
especially in street canyons that show increased pollution levels due to a lack of natural …
Confronting grand challenges in environmental fluid mechanics
Environmental fluid mechanics underlies a wealth of natural, industrial, and, by extension,
societal challenges. In the coming decades, as we strive towards a more sustainable planet …
societal challenges. In the coming decades, as we strive towards a more sustainable planet …
[HTML][HTML] Mesoscale to microscale simulations over complex terrain with the immersed boundary method in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model
DJ Wiersema, KA Lundquist… - Monthly Weather …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Arthur, RS, KA Lundquist, JD Mirocha, and FK Chow, 2018: Topographic effects on radiation
in the WRF Model with the immersed boundary method: Implementation, validation, and …
in the WRF Model with the immersed boundary method: Implementation, validation, and …