Record Display for the EPA National Library Catalog

RECORD NUMBER: 44 OF 65

Main Title Mean Flow and Turbulence Measurements Around a 2-D Array of Buildings in a Wind Tunnel.
Author Brown, M. J. ; Lawson, R. E. ; DeCroix, D. S. ; Lee, R. L. ;
CORP Author Los Alamos National Lab., NM. ;National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Div. ;Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. National Exposure Research Lab.
Publisher 2000
Year Published 2000
Report Number EPA/600/A-00/011;
Stock Number PB2000-107423
Additional Subjects Buildings ; Wind tunnels ; Wind flow ; Models ; Mean flow ; Turbulence measurements ; Atmospheric turbulence ; Vortices ; Computational fluid dynamics ; 2-d array
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
Checkout
Status
NTIS  PB2000-107423 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 10p
Abstract
In order to predict the dispersion of harmful materials released in or near an urban environment, it is important to first understand the complex flow patterns which result from the interaction of the wind with buildings and, more commonly, clusters of buildings. Recent advances in the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to such problems have shown great promise, but there is a need for high-quality data with which to evaluate CFD models. This study was performed to fill that need for a limited range of conditions. High-resolution measurements of the three coponenets of the mean and turbulent velocity statistics were obtained around a 2-D array of model buildings in the USEPA meteorological wind tunnel. In this paper, we briefly review prior field and laboratory experiments on building flows, describe our experimental set-up and measurement apparatus, present the flow measurements, and discuss their significance in relation to current understanding.