The Reynolds number effects and numerical modelling of microburst-like wind and the wind drag acting on staggered arrays

• Main Authors: Sim, Tze Siang, Quek, Wee Yong, Skote, Martin, Sum, Zheng Wei, Lai, Wei Xian
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Wind hazards; Computational fluid dynamics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84950; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42352
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The present study investigates the Reynolds numbers effects of the microburst-like wind, the numerical scheme necessary for modelling the flow as well as the wind drag force acting on staggered arrays of blocks near the surface using Computational Fluids Dynamics techniques. To authors' knowled...