Advanced Environmental Wind Engineering

Editors: Tamura, Yukio, Yoshie, Ryuichiro (Eds.)
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 in the field
Serves as the most advanced reference on state-of-the-art environmental wind engineering

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.

Number of Illustrations and Tables
58 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour
Topics
Environmental Science and Engineering
Civil Engineering
Fluid- and Aerodynamics

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