Indices to evaluate ventilation efficiency in newly-built urban area at pedestrian level

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-51

  Hu, Tingting ^a   Yoshie, Ryuichiro ^a  

^a TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFD; Passage ratio; Urban parameters; Urban ventilation; Ventilation efficiency indices

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; VENTILATION; WIND;

BUILDING ARRANGEMENTS; BUILDING COVERAGE RATIOS; BUILDING HEIGHT VARIATIONS; CALCULATION RESULTS; PASSAGE RATIO; URBAN PARAMETERS; URBAN VENTILATION; VENTILATION EFFICIENCY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84871805139     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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