Objective Much of the global population currently live and work in urban areas, and this urbanisation is expected to increase. This trend has recently inspired many urban-centered studies. Many are of a fluid mechanical nature, either in isolation or in combination with other disciplines such as chemistry, epidemiology, and pedestrian and vehicular mobility. The proposed project is aimed at studying urban atmospheric flow and pollutant dispersion at the neighbourhood scale. Current state-of-the-art dispersion models have been developed for coarser scales and lower resolutions, and they are not capable of correctly reproducing the spatial and temporal distribution of air pollution within the urban environments where most people live (see e.g. urban street canyons). The neighbourhood scale allows for both a detailed reproduction of the phenomenon and the development of parameterised operational models. The proposed methodology involves the use of wind tunnel experiments as well as numerical simulations (Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD) in order to enhance understanding of the dispersion phenomena at this particular scale. Advanced wind tunnel techniques include Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA), Hot Wire Anemometry (HWA), tracer concentration (and fluctuation) measurements and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). One of the expected outcomes of this project will be the improvement of current parameterisations of turbulent flow and dispersion mechanisms at the neighbourhood scale aimed at developing new operational models and/or improving the existing ones. This will be of interest for air quality management and forecasting as well as for managing responses to hazardous releases in urban areas. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsfluid dynamicscomputational fluid dynamicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Keywords Air pollution Atmospheric processes Computational physics Environmental fluid dynamics Technological sciences Urban environment Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) PEOPLE-2007-2-1.IEF - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-1-IEF See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF SURREY EU contribution € 178 307,05 Address Stag Hill GU2 7XH Guildford United Kingdom See on map Region South East (England) Surrey, East and West Sussex West Surrey Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Alan Robins (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
