Qualitative and Quantitative Investigation of Multiple Large Eddy Simulation Aspects for Pollutant Dispersion in Street Canyons Using OpenFOAM

<p dir="ltr">Air pollution is probably the single largest environment risk to health and urban streets are the localized, relevant hotspots. Numerous studies reviewed the state-of-the-art models, proposed best-practice guidelines and explored, using various software, how different ap...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Arsenios E. Chatzimichailidis (18891763) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Christos D. Argyropoulos (18891766) (author), Marc J. Assael (2885615) (author), Konstantinos E. Kakosimos (9863975) (author)
منشور في: 2019
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الملخص:<p dir="ltr">Air pollution is probably the single largest environment risk to health and urban streets are the localized, relevant hotspots. Numerous studies reviewed the state-of-the-art models, proposed best-practice guidelines and explored, using various software, how different approaches (e.g., Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS), large eddy simulations (LES)) inter-compare. Open source tools are continuously attracting interest but lack of similar, extensive and comprehensive investigations. At the same time, their configuration varies significantly among the related studies leading to non-reproducible results. Therefore, the typical quasi-2D street canyon geometry was selected to employ the well-known open-source software OpenFOAM and to investigate and validate the main parameters affecting LES transient simulation of a pollutant dispersion. In brief, domain height slightly affected street level concentration but source height had a major impact. All sub-grid scale models predicted the velocity profiles adequately, but the k-equation SGS model best-resolved pollutant dispersion. Finally, an easily reproducible LES configuration is proposed that provided a satisfactory compromise between computational demands and accuracy.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Atmosphere<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos10010017" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos10010017</a></p><p dir="ltr">Additional institutions affiliated with: Chemical Engineering Program - TAMUQ</p>