A study on air pollutant dispersion with bimolecular reactions in urban street canyons using large-eddy simulations

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 104-106, Issue , 2012, Pages 516-522

  Kikumoto, Hideki ^a   Ooka, Ryozo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bimolecular chemical reaction; LES; Urban street canyon; Urban ventilation

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; EFFICIENCY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; REACTION RATES; ROOFS; VENTILATION;

AIR POLLUTANT DISPERSION; AIR POLLUTANTS; BI-MOLECULAR CHEMICAL REACTIONS; BIMOLECULAR REACTION; NITROGEN MONOXIDE; URBAN STREET CANYON; URBAN VENTILATION; VENTILATION EFFICIENCY;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 84862158072     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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