Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region
Accessibility to thermal comfort spaces for citizens and urban outdoor activities could be one of the main goals of urban designers. The objective of this paper is to conduct a comparative study on two different urban fabrics, using thermal comfort and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods. Res...
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| author | Dalman, Masoud Salleh, Elias @ Ilias Saadatian, Omidreza Lim, Chin Haw Sopian, Kamaruzzaman |
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| description | Accessibility to thermal comfort spaces for citizens and urban outdoor activities could be one of the main goals of urban designers. The objective of this paper is to conduct a comparative study on two different urban fabrics, using thermal comfort and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods. Results relate the effects of urban canyon's orientation on variation of the microclimate factors and consequently, on the thermal comfort situation in the hottest period of the year. The results indicate that traditional urban fabric is more thermally comfortable than the new residential urban fabric. According to the field measurements, thermal comfort calculation, and wind simulations, the canyons with North-South direction represent a better orientation for air circulation benefiting from sea breezes as compared to other canyon orientations. The result will throw light for the urban designers and policy makers of hot and humid climate in the Middle East. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-482912019-06-17T06:56:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48291/ Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region Dalman, Masoud Salleh, Elias @ Ilias Saadatian, Omidreza Lim, Chin Haw Sopian, Kamaruzzaman Accessibility to thermal comfort spaces for citizens and urban outdoor activities could be one of the main goals of urban designers. The objective of this paper is to conduct a comparative study on two different urban fabrics, using thermal comfort and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods. Results relate the effects of urban canyon's orientation on variation of the microclimate factors and consequently, on the thermal comfort situation in the hottest period of the year. The results indicate that traditional urban fabric is more thermally comfortable than the new residential urban fabric. According to the field measurements, thermal comfort calculation, and wind simulations, the canyons with North-South direction represent a better orientation for air circulation benefiting from sea breezes as compared to other canyon orientations. The result will throw light for the urban designers and policy makers of hot and humid climate in the Middle East. IEEE 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48291/1/Effects%20of%20urban%20canyons%20and%20thermal%20comfort%20in%20the%20Persian%20Gulf%20region.pdf Dalman, Masoud and Salleh, Elias @ Ilias and Saadatian, Omidreza and Lim, Chin Haw and Sopian, Kamaruzzaman (2012) Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region. In: 2012 IEEE Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium (BEIAC 2012), 7-8 Apr. 2012, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (pp. 184-188). 10.1109/BEIAC.2012.6226048 |
| spellingShingle | Dalman, Masoud Salleh, Elias @ Ilias Saadatian, Omidreza Lim, Chin Haw Sopian, Kamaruzzaman Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region |
| title | Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region |
| title_full | Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region |
| title_fullStr | Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region |
| title_short | Effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the Persian Gulf region |
| title_sort | effects of urban canyons and thermal comfort in the persian gulf region |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48291/1/Effects%20of%20urban%20canyons%20and%20thermal%20comfort%20in%20the%20Persian%20Gulf%20region.pdf |
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