Flow and dispersion around storage tanks. A comparison between numerical and wind tunnel simulations

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 89-100

  Fothergill, C E ^a   Roberts, P T ^a   Packwood, A R ^a  

^a SHELL Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Circular cylinders; Near field dispersion modelling; Storage tanks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TURBULENCE; WIND TUNNELS;

STORAGE TANKS;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 0036503637     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2002.5.2_3_4.089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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