Simulation of near-field dispersion of pollutants using detached-eddy simulation

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 308-320

  Lateb, M ^a   Masson, C ^a   Stathopoulos, T ^b   Bedard C ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Detached eddy simulation (DES); Pollutant dispersion; RNG k turbulence model; Roof stack emissions; Two building configuration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROOFS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

DETACHED EDDY SIMULATIONS; NEAR-FIELD DISPERSIONS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT DISPERSIONS; REYNOLDS STRESS; STACK EMISSIONS; STEADY-STATE MODELING; TWO-BUILDING CONFIGURATION;

POLLUTION;

EID: 84902462983     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.05.024     Document Type: Article

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