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CFD evaluations were performed to examine the applicability of the RANS methods in simulating pollutant dispersion near, within and over three typical building configurations: (1) an isolated building, (2) a building array and (3) an urban intersection. The CFD results are compared with values obtained from wind tunnel tests. In some situations major differences between the wind tunnel tests and the CFD results were observed. The main source of difference between the CFD and wind tunnel results was inadequate modelling of local flow patterns using the RANS turbulence models. Also inappropriate evaluation of high intermittent turbulent mixing in the RANS approach may lead to either over-prediction or under-prediction of the concentration level, by up to a factor of 10, depending on the case investigated.
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Wang, X., McNamara, K.F. Evaluation of CFD Simulation using RANS Turbulence Models for Building Effects on Pollutant Dispersion. Environ Fluid Mech 6, 181–202 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-005-5656-9
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