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Effects of urban geometry on thermal environment in 2D street canyons: A scaled experimental study
Abstract Changes in urban geometry significantly alters the urban microclimate. Suitable urban geometrical layouts can effectively improve the urban thermal environment to achieve a more sustainable and healthier city. A quantitative assessment of the relationship between the urban geometry and thermal environment is essential to provide scientific guidance for better urban and building design. Hence, we performed a scaled outdoor measurement to investigate the diurnal variations in air, and west and east wall temperatures within two-dimensional (2D) street canyons. We adopted the daily average temperature , daily temperature range DTR, and hottest time to describe the diurnal temperature characteristics. The influence of aspect ratios was considered (building height/street width, H/W = 0.5, H = 0.5 m, and H/W = 1, 2, 3, 6, H = 1.2 m). Canyon air experienced a smaller and DTR compared with the east and west walls. With an increase in the aspect ratio, no significant difference was observed in the of canyon air. The east and west walls of H/W = 2, 3, and 6 experienced lower (26.1–26.9 ) and smaller DTR (11.7–18.4 ) than those of H/W = 0.5, 1 (=26.7–28.7 and DTR = 16.0–26.1 ). A higher phase lag of occurred between H/W = 0.5, and H/W = 6. As the aspect ratio increased, the differences in , DTR, and between the east and west walls decreased. This study improves our understanding of how urban morphology influences urban thermal environment and provides meaningful references for urban planning. Such high-quality experimental data can be used to validate and further improve numerical simulations and theoretical models.
Highlights Diurnal temperature variations within 2D street canyons are studied in SOMUCH. Impact of aspect ratios (H/W = 0.5, H = 0.5 m; H/W = 1, 2, 3, 6, H = 1.2 m) is evaluated. FFT is applied to obtain more generalized daily temperature characteristics. Wider street exhibits larger daily temperature range (DTR) and earlier hottest time. Not all diurnal temperature characteristics vary linearly with the aspect ratio.
Effects of urban geometry on thermal environment in 2D street canyons: A scaled experimental study
Abstract Changes in urban geometry significantly alters the urban microclimate. Suitable urban geometrical layouts can effectively improve the urban thermal environment to achieve a more sustainable and healthier city. A quantitative assessment of the relationship between the urban geometry and thermal environment is essential to provide scientific guidance for better urban and building design. Hence, we performed a scaled outdoor measurement to investigate the diurnal variations in air, and west and east wall temperatures within two-dimensional (2D) street canyons. We adopted the daily average temperature , daily temperature range DTR, and hottest time to describe the diurnal temperature characteristics. The influence of aspect ratios was considered (building height/street width, H/W = 0.5, H = 0.5 m, and H/W = 1, 2, 3, 6, H = 1.2 m). Canyon air experienced a smaller and DTR compared with the east and west walls. With an increase in the aspect ratio, no significant difference was observed in the of canyon air. The east and west walls of H/W = 2, 3, and 6 experienced lower (26.1–26.9 ) and smaller DTR (11.7–18.4 ) than those of H/W = 0.5, 1 (=26.7–28.7 and DTR = 16.0–26.1 ). A higher phase lag of occurred between H/W = 0.5, and H/W = 6. As the aspect ratio increased, the differences in , DTR, and between the east and west walls decreased. This study improves our understanding of how urban morphology influences urban thermal environment and provides meaningful references for urban planning. Such high-quality experimental data can be used to validate and further improve numerical simulations and theoretical models.
Highlights Diurnal temperature variations within 2D street canyons are studied in SOMUCH. Impact of aspect ratios (H/W = 0.5, H = 0.5 m; H/W = 1, 2, 3, 6, H = 1.2 m) is evaluated. FFT is applied to obtain more generalized daily temperature characteristics. Wider street exhibits larger daily temperature range (DTR) and earlier hottest time. Not all diurnal temperature characteristics vary linearly with the aspect ratio.
Effects of urban geometry on thermal environment in 2D street canyons: A scaled experimental study
Chen, Guanwen (author) / Charlie Lam, Cho Kwong (author) / Wang, Kai (author) / Wang, Boguang (author) / Hang, Jian (author) / Wang, Qun (author) / Wang, Xuemei (author)
Building and Environment ; 198
2021-04-18
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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