| Wind and Structures Volume 14, Number 4, July 2011, pages 285-300 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/was.2011.14.4.285 | |
Wind profile management and blockage assessment for a new 12-fan Wall of Wind facility at FIU | |
Aly Mousaad Aly, Arindam Gan Chowdhury and Girma Bitsuamlak
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| Abstract [Full Text] | |
| Researchers at the International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC), Florida International University (FIU), are working in stages on the construction of a large state-of-the-art Wall of Wind (WoW) facility to support research in the area of Wind Engineering. In this paper, the challenges of simulating hurricane winds for the WoW are presented and investigated based on a scale model study. Three wind profiles were simulated using airfoils, and/or adjustable planks mechanism with and without grids. Evaluations of flow characteristics were performed in order to enhance the WoW | |
| Key Words | |
| Wall of Wind; atmospheric boundary layer; wind profile simulation; pressure coefficient; blockage. | |
| Address | |
| Aly Mousaad Aly : Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt Arindam Gan Chowdhury : Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research, International Hurricane Research Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174, USA Girma Bitsuamlak: Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research, International Hurricane Research Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174, USA | |
