Evaluating the Influence of Urban Morphology on Urban Wind Environment Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22032980
AutoresChia-An Ku (0000-0002-9129-7289, National Taipei University, autor de correspondencia), Hung-Kai Tsai (National Taipei University)
Año2020
Volumen9
Número6
Páginas399
Fecha de publicación2020-06-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2220-9964 • E-ISSN: 2220-9964
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/ijgi9060399
OpenAlexW3036885082
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas25

Due to urbanization around the world, people living in urban areas have been suffering from a series of negative effects caused by changes in urban microclimate, especially when it comes to urban heat islands (UHIs). To mitigate UHIs, management of urban wind environments is increasingly considered as a crucial part of the process. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of wind fields has become a prevailing method to explore the relationship between morphological factors and wind environment. However, most studies are focused on building scale and fail to reflect the effects of comprehensive planning. In addition, the combined influence of different morphological factors on wind environment is rarely discussed. Therefore, this study tries to explore the relationship between urban morphology and wind environment in a new-town area. CFD method was applied to simulate the wind field, and 11 scenarios based on criteria according to existing literature, planning regulations and local characteristics were developed. The simulation results from different scenarios show that the impact of the five selected factors on wind speeds was non-linear, and the impact varied significantly among different areas of the study region. Simulation of the differences in regional wind speeds among different planning scenarios can provide strong decision-making support

Cartography · Civil engineering · Computational fluid dynamics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Meteorology · Microclimate · Urban heat island · Urban Morphology · Urban planning · Urbanization · Wind direction · Wind power · Wind speed · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Noise Effects and Management · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Wind and Air Flow Studies · Aerospace Engineering · Ecology