A Simple Theoretical Radiation Scheme for Regular Building Arrays |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Manabu?KandaEmail author Toru?Kawai Kiyotaka?Nakagawa |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of International Development Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguru-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan;(2) Joetsu University of Education, Niigata, Japan |
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| Abstract: | We propose a simple theoretical radiation scheme for regular building arrays. The essential difference of the present radiation scheme from the previous ones is the explicit consideration of the three-dimensional features of the surface geometry. The model is assumed to be an infinitely extended regular array of uniform buildings, each building composed of six faces (roof, floor, and four vertical walls). Without using time-consuming iterations or statistical approaches, we calculated the view factors of the faces, the complicated sunlit--shadow distributions, and the resulting canopy albedo for any time and location. The model was evaluated by comparing to outdoor experiments in a wide range of seasons and surface geometries. The simulated canopy albedos agreed well with measured values, and the accuracy is a significant improvement over two-dimensional-based model outputs. |
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| Keywords: | Canopy albedo Outdoor experiment Radiation Regular building array Theoretical model |
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