Wake of Elongated Low-Rise Building at Oblique Incidences
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Wind Tunnel Experiments
2.2. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Measurement
2.3. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Three-Dimensional Mean Wake Deflection
3.1.1. Mean Wake Deflection Phenomenon
3.1.2. Streamwise Development of Lateral Wake Deflection
3.1.3. Vertical Variation of Lateral Wake Deflection
3.2. Aviation Risk Assessment
3.2.1. Verification of Existing Criteria
3.2.2. Exceedance Probability Analysis
4. Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, F.; Lam, K.M. Wake of Elongated Low-Rise Building at Oblique Incidences. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1579. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121579
Wang F, Lam KM. Wake of Elongated Low-Rise Building at Oblique Incidences. Atmosphere. 2021; 12(12):1579. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121579
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Fei, and Kit Ming Lam. 2021. "Wake of Elongated Low-Rise Building at Oblique Incidences" Atmosphere 12, no. 12: 1579. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121579