Comparison of numerical and experimental results for the evaluation of the depollution effectiveness of photocatalytic coverings in street canyons

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-368

  Moussiopoulos, N ^a   Barmpas, Ph ^a   Ossanlis, I ^a   Bartzis, J ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dispersion; NO x removal; Photocatalytic coverings; Street canyon length; Thermal exchange; Wind direction

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDE MINERALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NOX REMOVAL; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; STREET CANYON; THERMAL EXCHANGE; WIND DIRECTIONS;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR QUALITY; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; STREET CANYON; URBAN POLLUTION;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 48449090325     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-007-9098-2     Document Type: Article

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