Scaling methods for wind tunnel modelling of building internal pressures induced through openings

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-374

  Sharma, Rajnish N ^a   Mason, Simon ^a   Driver, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Helmholtz resonance; Internal pressure; Scaling; Volume distortion

Indexed keywords

RESONANCE;

GEOMETRIC SCALING; HELMHOLTZ FREQUENCY; HELMHOLTZ RESONANCE; INTERNAL PRESSURES; PRESSURE CHARACTERISTICS; SCALING; SCALING METHOD; TANGENTIAL FLOW;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 77954679479     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2010.13.4.363     Document Type: Article

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