Measurement and simulation of the flow field around the FINO 3 triangular lattice meteorological mast

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-107

  Fabre, S ^a   Stickland, M ^a   Scanlon, T ^a   Oldroyd, A ^b   Kindler, D ^c   Quail, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Oldbaum Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c DNV GL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Lattice meteorological mast; Turbulence modelling; Wind tunnel experiment

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; ANEMOMETERS; OPEN SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE MODELS; VELOCITY; WIND TUNNELS;

CFD SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; EXTERNAL AERODYNAMICS; INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMITTEE; LATTICE METEOROLOGICAL MAST; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84899964217     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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