Effect of design factors on the thermal environment in the waterfront area

As one of the complex underlying surfaces, the water body improved the local thermal climate in the surrounding area especially on water vapor diffusion and temperature. Therefore, this paper, taking the water effect and factor analysis as the research object, based on the CFD method, key factors were analyzed which influencing thermal and humidity environment in the waterfront areas. The factors mainly discussed in this paper are building type, building floor area ratio, embankment height, distance from water body, and landscaping. Each factor includes five levels. The results indicated that the influence scales of thermal and humidity environment were highly dependent on the geometry of ventilation gallery in the residential areas of the waterfront. The results also indicated that the temperature in area with the low plot ratio and large ventilation gallery was more easily affected by the waterbody. (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.