Experimental investigation on the influence of evaporative cooling of permeable pavements on outdoor thermal environment

• Published in: Building and environment Vol. 140; pp. 184 - 193
• Main Authors: Wang, Junsong, Meng, Qinglin, Tan, Kanghao, Zhang, Lei, Zhang, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Absorption; Adsorption; Air temperature; Cooling; Cooling effects; Enthalpy; Evaporation; Evaporative cooling; Heat flux; Heat transfer; Outdoor thermal environment; Pavement materials; Pavements; Paving; Permeability; Permeable pavement; Porous materials; Sensible heat; Short wave radiation; Sintering (powder metallurgy); Sprinkling; Surface temperature; Temperature effects; Thermal comfort; Thermal environments; urban heat island; Urban heat islands; Water absorption; Water absorption coefficient; Outdoor thermal environment; urban heat island; Permeable pavement; Water absorption coefficient

Permeable pavements are effective in mitigating the urban heat island effect via evaporative cooling and have been widely used in south China. However, few studies focus on the impact of evaporative cooling of different permeable paving materials on the outdoor thermal environment. In this study, tw...