Flow over closely packed cubical roughness
Cube arrays are one of the most extensively studied types of surface roughness, and there
has been much research on cubical roughness with low-to-moderate surface coverage …
has been much research on cubical roughness with low-to-moderate surface coverage …
Dispersive fluxes within and over a real urban canopy: a large-eddy simulation study
Large-eddy simulations (LES) are conducted to study the transport of momentum and
passive scalar within and over a real urban canopy in the City of Boston, USA. This urban …
passive scalar within and over a real urban canopy in the City of Boston, USA. This urban …
[HTML][HTML] New insight on large-eddy simulation of flow past a circular cylinder at subcritical Reynolds number 3900
G Tian, Z Xiao - AIP Advances, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Flow past a circular cylinder at the subcritical Reynolds number of 3900 is numerically
investigated based on large-eddy simulations (LESs) via the open-source toolbox …
investigated based on large-eddy simulations (LESs) via the open-source toolbox …
Impact of urban canopy characteristics on turbulence dynamics: Insights from large eddy simulation
In this study, a series of large-eddy simulations are conducted to explore the dynamics of
turbulence within the urban canopy. Two idealized urban-like geometries (staggered and …
turbulence within the urban canopy. Two idealized urban-like geometries (staggered and …
Comparing Weibull distribution method and Gram–Charlier series method within the context of estimating low-occurrence strong wind speed of idealized building …
Understanding low-occurrence strong wind speed (LOSWS) distributions at the pedestrian
level is important. However, the robustness of the statistical methods for estimating LOSWSs …
level is important. However, the robustness of the statistical methods for estimating LOSWSs …
Roughness sublayer flows over real urban morphology: A wind tunnel study
Z Mo, CH Liu, YK Ho - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Atmospheric surface layer (ASL) consists of the inertial sublayer (ISL) and the roughness
sublayer (RSL) with different dynamics. This study characterizes the ASL flows over real …
sublayer (RSL) with different dynamics. This study characterizes the ASL flows over real …
Impacts of coexisting buildings and trees on the performance of rooftop wind turbines: An idealized numerical study
In response to the rapid growth of energy consumption in urban cities, rooftop wind turbines
(RWT) have emerged as a powerful technique for providing sustainable energy and …
(RWT) have emerged as a powerful technique for providing sustainable energy and …
Turbulent dispersion of a passive scalar in a smooth-wall turbulent boundary layer
HD Lim, C Vanderwel - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
The scalar dispersion of a ground-level point-source plume in a smooth-wall turbulent
boundary layer is experimentally investigated using simultaneous particle image velocimetry …
boundary layer is experimentally investigated using simultaneous particle image velocimetry …
Wind tunnel study of a “floating” wind turbine's wake in an atmospheric boundary layer with imposed characteristic surge motion
Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are a potential source for increased offshore
energy production. As the technology is still in a pre-industrial state several questions …
energy production. As the technology is still in a pre-industrial state several questions …
Turbulent transport mechanism in the roughness sublayers over idealized urban areas and its implication to street-level ventilation
R Wang, CH Liu, F Li, Z Mo - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Turbulence in the roughness sublayer (RSL) is inhomogeneous compared with that in the
inertial sublayer (ISL) of the atmospheric surface layer (ASL) over urban areas. Drag …
inertial sublayer (ISL) of the atmospheric surface layer (ASL) over urban areas. Drag …