Numerical simulation and in Situ investigation of fine particle dispersion in an actual deep street canyon in Hong Kong

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-216

  Zhang, Yun Wei ^a   Gu, Zhao Lin ^a   Lee, Shun Cheng ^b   Fu, Tzung May ^b   Ho, Kin Fai ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aspectratio; CFD simulation; Dispersion; Large eddy simulation; PM 2.5; Reynolds number; Street canyon

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; HONG KONG; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79955993688     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X10387694     Document Type: Article

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