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Main Title Numerical Simulation to Determine the Effects of Incident Wind Shear and Turbulence Level on the Flow Around a Building.
Author Zhang, Y. Q. ; Huber, A. H. ; Arya, S. P. S. ; Snyder, W. H. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. ;North Carolina State Univ. at Raleigh. Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. ;National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Div.
Publisher 1992
Year Published 1992
Report Number EPA/600/A-93/202;
Stock Number PB93-229185
Additional Subjects Buildings ; Wind loads ; Aerodynamics ; Shear flow ; Turbulence ; Circulation ; Numerical analysis ; Computerized simulation ; Reprints ;
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NTIS  PB93-229185 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The effects of incident shear and turbulence on flow around a cubical building are being investigated by a turbulent kinetic energy/dissipation model (TEMPEST). The numerical simulations demonstrate significant effects due to the differences in the incident flow. The addition of upstream turbulence and shear results in a reduced size of the cavity directly behind the building. The accuracy of numerical simulations is verified by comparing the predicted mean flow fields with the available wind-tunnel measurements of Castro and Robins (1977). Comparing the results with experimental data, the authors show that the TEMPEST model can reasonably simulate the mean flow.