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Wind-tunnel measurements in the wake of a simple structure in a simulated atmospheric flow

Date

1974-06

Authors

Hansen, A. C., author
Peterka, J. A. (Jon A.), author
Cermak, J. E. (Jack E.), author
Fluid Mechanics Program, Fluid Dynamics and Diffusion Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, publisher

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Measurements of longitudinal mean velocity and turbulence intensity were made in the wake of a rectangular model building in a simulated atmospheric boundary-layer wind. The model building was a 1:50 scale model of a structure used in a wake measurement program at the NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 8-tower boundary-layer facility. The approach wind profile and measurement locations were chosen to match the field site conditions. The wakes of the building in winds from 0° and 47° were examined. The effect of two lines of trees upwind of the building on the wake and the importance of the ratio of the building height to boundary-layer thickness on the extent of the wake were determined.

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CER73-74ACH-JAP-JEC43.
June 1974.
For George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Includes bibliographical references.

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Wind tunnel models
Buildings -- Aerodynamics

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