Studying impact of infrastructure development on urban microclimate: Integrated multiparameter analysis using OpenFOAM

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nexus.2022.100060
• Publication Date: 2022-03-28T20:28:00Z
• Authors: Shahid Mirza; Amol Niwalkar; Saima Anjum; Hemant Bherwani; Anju Singh; Rakesh Kumar
• Keywords: Microclimate; Urban Heat Island

In the need of more facilities and comfort, people are compelled to migrate from rural areas developed cities. The growing population in urban areas, demand dense facilitated building structure along with peripheral infrastructure. current study uses OpenFOAM analyse impact infrastructure development on wind profile temperature surrounding area cooling effect vegetation cover. Air velocity calculated at different points region compared for various scenarios. maximum change air is found as 0.7 K 0.4 m/s respectively due an increase during day, while minimum about 0.05 0.1 densely vegetated areas. An assumption also has been taken predict effects buildings analysed difference 0.5 K. integrated analysis around shows magnitude constructed sites generates microclimate results can be used designing a regulated terms microclimate.