Course Info

Organisers:

Marina NEOPHYTOU (UCY, Cyprus)
Bert BLOCKEN (TU/e, The Netherlands)
Jan CARMELIET (ETH/Empa, Switzerland)

Invited Speakers:

BRITTER Rex, MIT/Cambridge University
FOKAIDES Paris, University of Cyprus
KYPRIANOU Andreas, University of Cyprus
LELIEVELD Jos, Max-Planck Institute in Mainz
MARKIDES Christos, Imperial College
MOONEN Peter, ETH
CHRYSOULAKIS Nektarios, FORTH

Lectures:

Urban Physics: Physics of the atmospheric boundary layer, multi-scale phenomena, interaction between meso- and micro-scale climate, requirements for numerical and experimental techniques.
Turbulence: Turbulence fundamentals, scales in turbulent motion, statistical description, turbulence in the atmosphere, recent developments in the understanding of turbulent fluid flows, instabilities, coherent structures and transition from laminar to turbulent flows.
Active and passive scalars: Transport of active (e.g. heat) and passive (e.g. moisture) scalars, as well as discrete particles (e.g. rain) in the air. Interaction between scalar transport in the air and heat and mass transport in porous media.
Simulation methods: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), turbulence modelling and other advanced methods for turbulent flow simulation.
Experimental methods: Fundamentals of laboratory and field experiments de- sign, advanced measurement techniques for determining instantaneous velocity fields and scalar concentrations, scope and application of operational models, analysis and simulations for operational purposes, uncertainty and model evaluation.

Workshops:

Experimental Training: Building Thermography, PIV experimental practice.
Multi - resolution analysis: Theory and applications in the urban Environment.
Computational Fluid Dynamics: Practical training on CFD simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer: generalized Richardson extrapolation, wall-functions versus near-wall modeling, etc. Large scale CFD.
Applications:Taking the step towards current environmental issues like the heat island effect, urban air pollution, outdoor thermal comfort, emergency responses and building energy demand. Problem assessment and methodology to design remedial actions. Practical training on 2-D and volumetric PIV measurements.

Course Format:

The format of the course includes morning sessions, where the theory is taught by experienced researchers, and afternoon sessions, where theory is applied through practical exercises and workshops. All lectures will be given in English. Lecture notes will be provided.