Statistical analysis of atmospheric turbulence about a simulated block building
Date Issued
March 1, 1980
Author(s)
Steely, Sidney L.
Advisor(s)
Walter Frost
Additional Advisor(s)
Basil Antar
John Caruthers
Robert Suttles
Abstract
An array of towers instrumented to measure the three components of wind speed was used to study atmospheric flow about a simulated block building. Two-point spacetime correlations of the longitudinal velocity component were computed along with two-point spatial correlations. These correlations are in good agreement with fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics.
The two-point spatial correlations computed directly were compared with correlations predicted by Taylor's hypothesis, and excellent agreement was obtained at the higher levels which were out of the building influence. The correlations fall off significantly in the building wake but recover beyond the wake to essentially the same values in the undisturbed, higher regions.
Degree
Master of Science
Major
Engineering Science
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