Numerical modelling of the passive control of air pollution in asymmetrical urban street canyons using refined mesh discretization schemes

Building and Environment

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 232-240

  Gallagher, J ^a   Gill, L W ^a   McNabola, A ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asymmetrical canyons; Low boundary walls; Passive controls; Personal exposure

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIRFLOW PATTERNS; ASYMMETRICAL CANYONS; BOUNDARY WALLS; BUILDING HEIGHT; DISCRETIZATION SCHEME; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PASSIVE CONTROL; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT DISPERSIONS; PRIMARY VORTEX; STREET CANYON; URBAN PLANNERS; URBAN STREET CANYON; WIND CONDITIONS; WIND SPEED;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; NUMERICAL MODELS; POLLUTION; VORTEX FLOW;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREET CANYON; URBAN POLLUTION;

EID: 84859514112     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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