A 2-D numerical model of boundary-layer flow over single and multiple surface condition changes

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 121-132

  Weng, Wensong ^a   Taylor, Peter A ^a,b   Salmon, James R ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Zephyr North Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internal boundary layer; Single or multiple roughness changes; Smooth rough and rough smooth transitions; Surface condition changes; Wall layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL MODELS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

INTERNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; ROUGHNESS CHANGE; SMOOTH TRANSITIONS; SURFACE CONDITIONS; WALL LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

EID: 75849149998     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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