Computational wind engineering: 30 years of research progress in building structures and environment

T Potsis, Y Tominaga, T Stathopoulos - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper reviews the evolution of computational wind engineering from environmental and
structural perspectives, since the inaugural conference of computational wind engineering …

A review of multi-scale modelling, assessment, and improvement methods of the urban thermal and wind environment

S Du, X Zhang, X **, X Zhou, X Shi - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban thermal and wind environment (UTWE) has become a major concern in urban
planning design. Consideration of the UTWE involves steps of modelling, assessment, and …

Enhancing urban ventilation performance through the development of precinct ventilation zones: A case study based on the Greater Sydney, Australia

BJ He, L Ding, D Prasad - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Along with ongoing urban development, cities are experiencing significantly different
climates compared with surrounding rural or suburban areas. Among various causes, the …

[HTML][HTML] Air quality affected by trees in real street canyons: The case of Marylebone neighbourhood in central London

APR Jeanjean, R Buccolieri, J Eddy, PS Monks… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the combined influence of building morphology and trees on air
pollutant concentrations in the Marylebone neighbourhood (central London). Computational …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of morphological parameters on urban ventilation in compact cities: The case of the Tuscolano-Don Bosco district in Rome

O Palusci, P Monti, C Cecere, H Montazeri… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution and heat stress are major concerns associated with the liveability, resilience
and sustainability of cities. They directly affect health and comfort and are associated with …

Scaled outdoor experimental studies of urban thermal environment in street canyon models with various aspect ratios and thermal storage

G Chen, D Wang, Q Wang, Y Li, X Wang, J Hang… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Street aspect ratios and urban thermal storage largely determine the thermal environment in
cities. By performing scaled outdoor measurements in summer of 2017 in Guangzhou …

Influence of GI configurations and wall thermal effects on flow structure and pollutant dispersion within urban street canyons

PY Cui, R Ji, L He, Z Zhang, Y Luo, Y Yang… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous evidence has shown that within the semi-enclosed street canyon, traffic
emissions and the secondary pollutants are prone to accumulating in poorly ventilated …

The impacts of building height variations and building packing densities on flow adjustment and city breathability in idealized urban models

L Chen, J Hang, M Sandberg, L Claesson… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Improving city breathability has been confirmed as one feasible measure to improve
pollutant dilution in the urban canopy layer (UCL). Building height variability enhances …

Numerical evaluations of urban design technique to reduce vehicular personal intake fraction in deep street canyons

K Zhang, G Chen, X Wang, S Liu, CM Mak… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
High-rise deep street canyons usually experience poor ventilation and large vehicular
pollutant exposure to residents in near-road buildings. Investigations are still required to …

Characterizing the impact of urban morphology heterogeneity on land surface temperature in Guangzhou, China

G Guo, X Zhou, Z Wu, R **ao, Y Chen - Environmental Modelling & …, 2016 - Elsevier
The urban morphology is regarded as one of the main reasons for urban heat island (UHI).
However, its effect on UHI in city-scale urban areas has seldom been examined. In this …