Fluid dynamic and heat transfer parameters in an urban canyon

Solar Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Bottillo, S ^a   De Lieto Vollaro, A ^a   Galli, G ^a   Vallati, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Solar radiation; Urban canyon; Urban microclimate

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; NATURAL CONVECTION EFFECTS; THERMO-FLUID DYNAMICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FLOW FIELD; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; URBAN CANYONS; URBAN MICROCLIMATE; URBAN STREET CANYON;

FLOW FIELDS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; KINETICS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONVECTION; FLOW FIELD; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; MICROCLIMATE; SOLAR RADIATION; STREET CANYON; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84888191996     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.10.031     Document Type: Article

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