Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation
Introduction: Coupling the indoor and outdoor airflow of roadside buildings in a street canyon, the impact of flat and triangular roofs on indoor air pollutant concentration and ventilation rates of naturally ventilated buildings is studied using numerical simulation methods. Materials and methods:...
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Introduction: Coupling the indoor and outdoor airflow of roadside buildings in a street canyon, the impact of flat and triangular roofs on indoor air pollutant concentration and ventilation rates of naturally ventilated buildings is studied using numerical simulation methods.
Materials and methods: The flow and pollutant diffusion control equations are solved by using ANSYS Fluent. In simulation, RNG k-ε turbulence model is adopted. The numerical model is validated using the three-dimensional street canyon test data from the wind tunnel experiment at University of Karlsruhe.
Results: The flow and pollutant concentration distributions under different roof shapes are obtained. The ventilation rates with different air flow resistances and pollution level indoors are provided.
Conclusion: Ventilation direction through windows of roadside buildings determines the level of indoor air polluted by vehicle emissions in street canyon. When the building main height equals to the width of the street, flat roofs make the indoor concentration basically consistent with that near the external walls of the canyon. The higher the triangular roofs, the higher the ventilation rate and the lower the indoor concentration. The ventilation rate is influenced not only by roofs, but also by the floor location and indoor ventilation resistance.
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| spelling | doaj.art-bfc8c0776bb94b6abb9c899abbb376352023-10-17T05:26:43ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Air Pollution and Health2476-30712023-09-018310.18502/japh.v8i3.13789Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulationHaiying Xie0Tianxiao Zhang1Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China Introduction: Coupling the indoor and outdoor airflow of roadside buildings in a street canyon, the impact of flat and triangular roofs on indoor air pollutant concentration and ventilation rates of naturally ventilated buildings is studied using numerical simulation methods. Materials and methods: The flow and pollutant diffusion control equations are solved by using ANSYS Fluent. In simulation, RNG k-ε turbulence model is adopted. The numerical model is validated using the three-dimensional street canyon test data from the wind tunnel experiment at University of Karlsruhe. Results: The flow and pollutant concentration distributions under different roof shapes are obtained. The ventilation rates with different air flow resistances and pollution level indoors are provided. Conclusion: Ventilation direction through windows of roadside buildings determines the level of indoor air polluted by vehicle emissions in street canyon. When the building main height equals to the width of the street, flat roofs make the indoor concentration basically consistent with that near the external walls of the canyon. The higher the triangular roofs, the higher the ventilation rate and the lower the indoor concentration. The ventilation rate is influenced not only by roofs, but also by the floor location and indoor ventilation resistance. https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/567Roof shape; Street canyon; Natural ventilation; Indoor air quality; Numerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Haiying Xie Tianxiao Zhang Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation Journal of Air Pollution and Health Roof shape; Street canyon; Natural ventilation; Indoor air quality; Numerical simulation |
| title | Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation |
| title_full | Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation |
| title_fullStr | Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation |
| title_short | Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation |
| title_sort | impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon numerical simulation |
| topic | Roof shape; Street canyon; Natural ventilation; Indoor air quality; Numerical simulation |
| url | https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/567 |
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