NUMERICAL-SIMULATION OF FLOWFIELD AROUND BUILDINGS IN AN URBAN AREA

Authors
TAKAKURA S SUYAMA Y AOYAMA M
Citation
S. Takakura et al., NUMERICAL-SIMULATION OF FLOWFIELD AROUND BUILDINGS IN AN URBAN AREA, Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics, 46-7, 1993, pp. 765-771
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics
Journal title
Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01676105
Volume
46-7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
765 - 771
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-6105(1993)46-7:<765:NOFABI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The flowfields around a high-rise buildings in an urban area are predi cted numerically by means of k-epsilon two-equation turbulence model t o grasp the extent of harmful strong wind areas. The numerical results are compared with the results of the wind tunnel experiment. Furtherm ore, the two or three dimensional figures of them are evaluated concer ning their utilities. In this paper the accuracy of the numerical meth od and the effectiveness of 2-D or 3-D visualization for the numerical results is clarified.