Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10292600 | Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics | 2005 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a program of wind tunnel model tests on pressure distributions for irregular-plan shapes (L- and U-shaped models). The experiments were carried out in a closed-circuit wind tunnel and a multi-channel pressure measurement system was used to measure mean values of loads on 1:100 scale models. The same tests were carried out on a cube-shaped model as an experimental validation. The effectiveness of the model shape in changing the surface pressure distributions is assessed over an extended range of wind directions. The experimental data for the L- and U-shaped models showed different wall pressure distributions from those expected for single rectangular blocks. Furthermore, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code was used to illustrate some particular cases and to provide a better understanding of the flow patterns around these irregular-plan models and of the pressure distributions induced on their faces. Computed pressure coefficients have also been compared with wind tunnel results for normal and oblique wind incidence. A general good agreement has been found for normal wind incidence whereas some differences have occurred for other directions.
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Authors
M. Glória Gomes, A. Moret Rodrigues, Pedro Mendes,