Effects of street orientation on dispersion at or near urban street intersections

  • K. F. McNamara
  • , X. Wang

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Abstract

An intersection with an oblique upwind street was used to investigate the effects of street orientation on the flow and dispersion at or near an urban street intersection using wind-tunnel experimentation and CFD simulations. It was observed that the flow exchange between the upwind and lateral streets was significantly enhanced. The in-canyon spiraling flow in the oblique upwind street results in ground-level emissions being effectively elevated to higher altitude at short distances.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEACWE 2005 - 4th European and African Conference on Wind Engineering
Pages228-229
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Event4th European and African Conference on Wind Engineering, EACWE 2005 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 11 Jul 200515 Jul 2005

Publication series

NameEACWE 2005 - 4th European and African Conference on Wind Engineering

Conference

Conference4th European and African Conference on Wind Engineering, EACWE 2005
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period11/07/0515/07/05

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