Analysis of velocity fields and dispersive cavity parameters as a function of building width to building height ratio using a 3-D computer model for squat buildings

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 87-122

  Flowe, Anita Coulter ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality modeling; Building downwash; Computational fluid dynamics; Model evaluation; Squat building; Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation model

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CAVITATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

BUILDING DOWNWASH; SQUAT BUILDINGS;

WIND EFFECTS;

AERODYNAMICS; BUILDING; FLUID DYNAMICS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033861253     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(00)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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