Abstract

This paper is devoted to the study of flow and pollutant dispersion within different urban configurations by means of wind tunnel experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. The influence of the building packing density was evaluated in terms of ventilation efficiency. We found that air entering the array through the lateral sides and that leaving through the street roofs increased and the lateral spread of the pollutant released from a ground level line source decreased with increasing packing density. Ventilation efficiency concepts developed for indoor environments appear a promising tool for evaluating the urban air quality as well.

Autore Pugliese

• Buccolieri Riccardo

Tutti gli autori

• Buccolieri R. , Sandberg M. , Di Sabatino S.

Titolo volume/Rivista

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

Anno di pubblicazione

2011

ISSN

0957-4352

ISBN

Non Disponibile

Numero di citazioni Wos

6

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

27/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

7

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

Non Disponibile

Codici ASJC

Non Disponibile