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Urban heat island circulation: comparison of two CFD models and a mesoscale model

Simulation 1.1 GB

Processed outputs and Python scripts from PALM, WRF and Fluent simulations for an urban model comparison.

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Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.17080659
Licence
CC BY 4.0 Free to use and share, including commercially, as long as you credit the creators.
Size
1.1 GB

How to cite

Wang, H. (2025). Dataset for "Applicability of two CFD models and one mesoscale model for predicting urban heat island circulation [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17080659

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Details

Resource
Simulation output, Software & tools
Method
LES, RANS, Mesoscale model
Geometry
City scale
Topic
Urban boundary layer
Quantities
Velocity
Codes / models
PALM, WRF, Fluent
Year
2025
Creators
Wang, Huanhuan

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