Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10292392 | Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics | 2011 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been selected as the investigation tool. Prior to simulations, the proposed model was successfully validated using two sets of experimental data. Four case-studies were also used to investigate the aspect ratio and the stratification effect. These test cases were developed based on small scale studies in a wind tunnel. Results show the ability of the PVS to change the airflow pattern through the street canyon, resulting in significant pollution removal, especially from the pedestrian level. Moreover, the air and pollution exchange rate concepts have been used for better evaluation of the PVS performance. Furthermore, a breakthrough index was proposed to evaluate the effect of the PVS airflow rate.
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Authors
Parham A. Mirzaei, Fariborz Haghighat,