Numerical evaluation of wind-induced dispersion of pollutants around a building

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 1997, Pages 757-766

  Li, Y ^a   Stathopoulos, T ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building; Pollutant dispersion; Turbulence model; Wind

Indexed keywords

TURBULENCE MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION; DISPERSION; HYBRID; RECIRCULATION; SIMULATION; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

BUILDINGS; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

BUILDING; DISPERSION; POLLUTANT; TURBULENCE; WIND;

EID: 17344376708     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00116-5     Document Type: Article

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