[HTML][HTML] Validation of large eddy simulations in urban wind studies using a new overall area metric

U Shaukat, JB Jakobsen, N Ikegaya… - Building and …, 2025 - Elsevier
There is an increase in reliance on large-eddy simulations (LES) over traditional Reynolds-
Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) simulations for conducting urban wind studies because of …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of an immersed boundary numerical framework to address the wind field in complex urban topographies

P Vanky, A Mark, F Hunger, GV Saucedo… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Estimating the wind velocity field in an urban area is important for pedestrian comfort and
safety, as the local wind velocities dictate the transport of heat and air pollution in urban …

A new equilibrium temperature inflow profile for modelling the non-isothermal atmospheric boundary layer in CFD simulation

D Chen, Y Yang - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) flow in urban morphologies, ranging from micro-
scale to local-scale, will become non-isothermal due to the combined effects of solar …

Validating spatial reproduction of large-eddy simulations with PIV datasets for turbulence statistics at pedestrian level of urban canopy

H Osman, N Ikegaya - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2025 - Elsevier
For large-eddy simulations (LES) at pedestrian levels of urban canopies, accurate validation
with wind-tunnel experiments is essential. While extensive LES research has been …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of building modifications on the turbulent flow and heat transfer in urban surface boundary layers

S Tanji, T Takemi, G Duan - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines turbulent airflow and upward heat transport in real urban environments
using a building-resolving large-eddy simulation model to understand the characteristics of …

Iterative Investigation of Wind Environments Influenced by Bulge-Part Geometries of Typical T-Form High-Rise Buildings Using Parametric Modelling, CFD and IAs …

H Guo, Y Liu, Y He - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Although T-form buildings have been widely observed in newly constructed high-rise
residential communities, there have been relatively limited investigations into the influence …

The Evolution of Turbulence Producing Motions in the ABL Across a Natural Roughness Transition

JP Cooke, DJ Jerolmack, GI Park - arxiv preprint arxiv:2406.05163, 2024 - arxiv.org
Landforms such as sand dunes act as roughness elements to Atmospheric Boundary Layer
(ABL) flows, triggering the development of new scales of turbulent motions. These turbulent …

Atmospheric boundary layer over urban roughness: validation of large-eddy simulation

M Teng, JMD Diaz, E Mestres, JM Castro… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
The study presents wall-modeled large-eddy simulations (LES) characterizing the flow
features of a neutral atmospheric boundary layer over two urban-like roughness geometries …