"Urban climate modeling and simulation" of overseas cloud classroom of School of environment and planning was approved for funding

Author: Mengya Song   Editor in charge: Hongbing Liu

In order to promote the development of geographical science discipline in Henan University, cultivate the global vision and academic ability of graduate students in the school of environment and planning, help the construction of double first-class disciplines in Henan University, and increase the utilization of foreign high-quality educational resources, the school actively expands foreign cooperation and exchange in combination with the postgraduate training objectives and training programs, and successfully introduces a high-level foreign teacher course - "urban climate" Modelling and Simulation”。 The course is jointly undertaken by internationally renowned scholar Professor fariborz haghighat of Concordia University in Canada and associate professor Parham a. mirzaei of Nottingham University in UK.

The course consists of three modules: 

(1) review of basic principles: This module reviews the atmospheric dynamics, hydrodynamics and thermodynamics required for urban climate simulation. 

(2) Climate effects of urban buildings and infrastructure: Based on heat transfer mechanism and existing simulation methods, this module continues to expand students' basic knowledge of building energy balance, and allows students to try to develop simplified sub models. 

(3) Urban climate modeling: as a CFD model, the finite volume method (FVM) will be used to simulate the airflow and wind in the city.

In view of the current severe international epidemic situation, the course will adopt the online teaching mode, and pay attention to the close connection between theory and practice. At that time, students are welcome to actively participate in the course and have in-depth discussions and exchanges with overseas experts. This course opens up a new way for the college to carry out in-depth international cooperation and exchange, and looks forward to introducing more overseas quality education courses into the college in the future.