The effect of an urban park on the microclimate in its vicinity: a case study for Antwerp, Belgium

ABSTRACT An urban park can exhibit a cooling effect not only in the park itself, but also in its wake with respect to the prevailing wind. This study investigates the cooling potential of an urban park in Antwerp, Belgium focusing on two parameters: (1) intensity of the cooling effect, indicating the maximum reduction in air temperature and (2) range of the cooling effect, indicating the maximum horizontal distance where a minimum of 0.1 °C cooling effect is present. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are performed using the three‐dimensional unsteady Reynolds‐averaged Navier–Stoke... Mehr ...