Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station

© 2019, The Author(s). The street under a skytrain station can be seen in many urban cities. Due to the cavity geometry of the street canyon, natural ventilation is decreased. The reduction of the ventilation causes the heat accumulation in the street canyon. To keep the thermal climate at an ac...

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Main Authors: Pothiphan, S., Khajohnsaksumeth, N., Wiwatanapataphee, Benchawan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: SPRINGEROPEN 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79261
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author Pothiphan, S.
Khajohnsaksumeth, N.
Wiwatanapataphee, Benchawan
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Khajohnsaksumeth, N.
Wiwatanapataphee, Benchawan
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description © 2019, The Author(s). The street under a skytrain station can be seen in many urban cities. Due to the cavity geometry of the street canyon, natural ventilation is decreased. The reduction of the ventilation causes the heat accumulation in the street canyon. To keep the thermal climate at an acceptable level in the street canyon, controlling the air movement with proper temperature is important. In this paper, mathematical models of air flow and heat transfer in the skytrain street canyon are developed. The governing equations are the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations and the energy equation. Finite element method is applied for the solution of the problem. The effect of wind speeds on temperature distribution in the street canyon is investigated. Three levels of wind speed including gentle, moderate, and strong wind speeds are chosen in this study. The results indicate that our model can capture the air flow and temperature distribution within a street canyon with a skytrain station.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-792612020-08-20T01:05:02Z Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station Pothiphan, S. Khajohnsaksumeth, N. Wiwatanapataphee, Benchawan Science & Technology Physical Sciences Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Street canyon k-epsilon turbulence model Finite element method Heat transfer Skytrain station SUMMER WEATHER CONDITIONS FINITE-ELEMENT-ANALYSIS AIR-FLOW DISTRIBUTION POLLUTANT DISPERSION BUOYANT FLOWS TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS TEMPERATURE TURBULENCE SIMULATION SURFACE © 2019, The Author(s). The street under a skytrain station can be seen in many urban cities. Due to the cavity geometry of the street canyon, natural ventilation is decreased. The reduction of the ventilation causes the heat accumulation in the street canyon. To keep the thermal climate at an acceptable level in the street canyon, controlling the air movement with proper temperature is important. In this paper, mathematical models of air flow and heat transfer in the skytrain street canyon are developed. The governing equations are the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations and the energy equation. Finite element method is applied for the solution of the problem. The effect of wind speeds on temperature distribution in the street canyon is investigated. Three levels of wind speed including gentle, moderate, and strong wind speeds are chosen in this study. The results indicate that our model can capture the air flow and temperature distribution within a street canyon with a skytrain station. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79261 10.1186/s13662-019-2175-4 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SPRINGEROPEN fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Mathematics, Applied
Mathematics
Street canyon
k-epsilon turbulence model
Finite element method
Heat transfer
Skytrain station
SUMMER WEATHER CONDITIONS
FINITE-ELEMENT-ANALYSIS
AIR-FLOW DISTRIBUTION
POLLUTANT DISPERSION
BUOYANT FLOWS
TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS
TEMPERATURE
TURBULENCE
SIMULATION
SURFACE
Pothiphan, S.
Khajohnsaksumeth, N.
Wiwatanapataphee, Benchawan
Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station
title Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station
title_full Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station
title_fullStr Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station
title_full_unstemmed Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station
title_short Effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station
title_sort effects of the wind speeds on heat transfer in a street canyon with a skytrain station
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Mathematics, Applied
Mathematics
Street canyon
k-epsilon turbulence model
Finite element method
Heat transfer
Skytrain station
SUMMER WEATHER CONDITIONS
FINITE-ELEMENT-ANALYSIS
AIR-FLOW DISTRIBUTION
POLLUTANT DISPERSION
BUOYANT FLOWS
TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS
TEMPERATURE
TURBULENCE
SIMULATION
SURFACE
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79261