Numerical study on flow fields of tornado-like vortices using the LES turbulence model

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-248

  Ishihara, Takeshi ^a   Oh, Sho ^a   Tokuyama, Yoshiteru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b 11F   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flow field; Force balance; LES turbulence model; Numerical tornado simulator

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FLOW FIELDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SIMULATORS; TORNADOES; TURBULENCE MODELS; VELOCITY;

CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; FORCE BALANCES; LABORATORY TORNADO SIMULATOR; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES; TORNADO-LIKE VORTEX; VERTICAL ADVECTION; VERTICAL PRESSURE; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 79955048890     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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