Overview
Discusses a wide range of problems and provides
their solutions in the field of environmental wind engineering
Contains contributions by the world’s eminent scientists
Serves as the most advanced reference on state-of-the-art environmental wind engineering
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About this book
This book is highly suitable for advanced courses as it introduces state-of-the-art information and the latest research results on diverse problems in the environmental wind engineering field. The topics include indoor natural ventilation, pedestrian wind environment, pollutant dispersion, urban heat island phenomena, urban ventilation, indoor/outdoor thermal comfort, and experimental/numerical techniques to analyze those issues.
Winds have a great influence on the outdoor environment, especially in urban areas. Problems that they cause can be attributed to either strong wind or weak wind issues. Strong winds around high-rise buildings can bring about unpleasant, and in some cases dangerous, situations for people in the outdoor environment. On the other hand, weak wind conditions can also cause problems such as air pollution and heat island phenomena in urban areas. Winds enhance urban ventilation and reduce those problems. They also enhance natural ventilation in buildings, which can reduce the energy consumption of mechanical ventilation fans and air conditioners for cooling. Moderate winds improve human thermal comfort in both indoor and outdoor environments in summer. Environmental wind engineering associated with wind tunnel experiments and numerical analysis can contribute to solutions to these issues.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Environmental Wind Engineering
Editors: Yukio Tamura, Ryuichiro Yoshie
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55912-2
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55910-8Published: 08 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56727-1Published: 25 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55912-2Published: 25 March 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 196
Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Fluid- and Aerodynamics