TY - JOUR
T1 - On the wind flow patterns under neutral and unstable conditions in an urban area
AU - Nezis, Aristeidis A.
AU - Angelidis, Dionysios I.
AU - Assimakopoulos, Vasiliki D.
AU - Bergeles, George C.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Wind flow and pollutant dispersion within urban areas depend on the approaching flow profile and temperature stratification. Thus, the flow field developed under neutral and unstable stratification conditions, within a street-canyon, was studied experimentally and numerically for a two-dimensional urban background set-up. Wind-tunnel measurements were carried out with a triple hot sensor anemometer, while an academically developed CFD κ-ε algorithm was applied, employing an unstructured Cartesian grid. The numerical code compared well with experimental results. Under unstable conditions, intensive mixing exists within the street-canyons and the buoyancy-induced flow affects the vertical air motions within and above them.
AB - Wind flow and pollutant dispersion within urban areas depend on the approaching flow profile and temperature stratification. Thus, the flow field developed under neutral and unstable stratification conditions, within a street-canyon, was studied experimentally and numerically for a two-dimensional urban background set-up. Wind-tunnel measurements were carried out with a triple hot sensor anemometer, while an academically developed CFD κ-ε algorithm was applied, employing an unstructured Cartesian grid. The numerical code compared well with experimental results. Under unstable conditions, intensive mixing exists within the street-canyons and the buoyancy-induced flow affects the vertical air motions within and above them.
KW - CFD
KW - unstable stratification
KW - unstructured Cartesian grid
KW - urban street canyon
KW - wind tunnel
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U2 - 10.1504/IJEP.2011.047340
DO - 10.1504/IJEP.2011.047340
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84862742967
SN - 0957-4352
VL - 47
SP - 257
EP - 267
JO - International Journal of Environment and Pollution
JF - International Journal of Environment and Pollution
IS - 1-4
M1 - 47340
ER -