Windbreak aerodynamics: Is computational fluid dynamics reliable?

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-208

  Bourdin, Patrick ^a   Wilson, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Numerical flow simulation; Shelter; Turbulent wind flow; Windbreak

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

FLOW SIMULATION; WINDBREAK AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND BREAK;

EID: 38649109481     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9229-y     Document Type: Article

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