Modelling of outdoor natural ventilation and energy performance for buildings in an industrial park : effect of the urban-heat-island

• Main Author: Teh, Phyllis Fei Yin
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Engineering::Mathematics and analysis::Simulations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150281
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The urban air temperature is slowly rising in cities around the world. The leading causes of this effect include low wind velocity due to high-building density, diminishing of green areas, and change of surface coating materials. This may lead to overheating from human activities and absorption of s...