Wake Flows and Air Quality in the Atmosphere

Dear Colleagues,

We invite researchers to contribute original research articles, as well as review articles, dealing with all aspects of wake flows and air quality related to the atmosphere. Pollutants are released in the atmosphere by transportation systems (cars, trains, buses, planes, etc.) and industries. Once in the surrounding air, their behavior and dynamics are strongly influenced by different parameters, such as (but not limited to) obstacles, buildings, vehicles, canopy, street architecture, etc. Thus, the interaction between wake flows and pollutant dispersion/concentration is a major concern. In the present Special Issue, we are interested in this topic in the context of air quality. Related issues are of primary importance in terms of health and environmental purposes. The expected contributions should include recent experimental (in situ, wind tunnel, etc.) and modeling (CFD, analytical) works, techniques, and developments dedicated to the understanding of related wake flows and their interaction with pollutant dispersion and air quality. Papers dealing with these concerns are particularly expected. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Pollutant dispersion in the wake of cars, trains, and buses;
• Wake flow and flow topology applied to transportation systems;
• Interaction between vehicles;
• Pollution around buildings related to air quality;
• Urban flow and street network;
• Chimney and chemical release;
• Boundary layer and interaction with canopy;
• Dispersion modeling;
• Data from new field campaigns in cities and wind tunnel experiments;
• Estimation of pollutant infiltration in cabins and/or dispersion;
• Comparison between CFD models and experiments;
• Particle emissions.

Dr. Frederic Murzyn
Dr. Georges Fokoua
Prof. Ram Balachandar
Guest Editors

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