CFD simulation of micro-scale pollutant dispersion in the built environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-230

  Blocken, B ^a   Tominaga, Y ^b   Stathopoulos, T ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NIIGATA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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EID: 84877631610     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.01.001     Document Type: Editorial

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