Effect of different reflection directional characteristics of building facades on outdoor thermal environment and indoor heat loads by CFD analysis
Jihui Yuan, Craig Farnham, Kazuo Emura
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Heat fluxUrban heat islandEnvironmental scienceComputational fluid dynamicsThermal comfortCooling loadThermalWet-bulb globe temperatureOperative temperatureSolar gainAirflowHeat transferMeteorologyAir conditioningAtmospheric sciencesAir temperatureEngineeringMechanicsMechanical engineeringGeologyAerospace engineeringPhysicsUrban Heat Island MitigationBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies