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Lookup NU author(s): Khalid Setaih, Professor Neveen Hamza, Professor Tim Townshend
Pedestrian thermal comfort in outdoor environments depends mainly on environmental parameters, urban physical configurations, and socio-behavioural factors. Due to rapid urbanisation and the density of urban construction, the characteristics of outdoor microclimate have been influenced, leading to pedestrian dissatisfaction with the thermal environment in many cities. This problem has posed many challenges to urban designers and other researchers in finding suitable ways to mitigate the heat stress of thermal environments in outdoor urban spaces. The purpose of this current research seeks to review the appropriate methods that may be used to increase the thermal comfort conditions in outdoor pedestrian spaces. This paper also reviews the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate outdoor wind flow conditions that affect pedestrian thermal comfort in urban design as a tool for the simulation of outdoor thermal comfort factors. Finally, it highlights a number of advantages and challenges in the application of CFD.
Author(s): Setaih K, Hamza N, Townsend T
Editor(s): Vian Ahmed
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: 11th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2013)
Year of Conference: 2013
Date deposited: 17/07/2013
Publisher: School of Built Environment, University of Salford
URL: http://www.ipgrc.com/2013/
