<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> BLWT STU tunnel, which is currently in test mode, will in its two measuring sections allow to prepare measurements with laminar and turbulent wind flow. The front section will fulfill technical parameters of steady flow for testing sectional models and dynamically similar models. In the rear operating section it is necessary to reproduce correctly the roughness of the earth surface covering different terrain categories and to prepare boundary layer suitable for experimental testing. Article deals with the brief description of the preparation and testing laminar flow and boundary layer for the urban terrain, which was simulated with rough elements and barriers of different heights. The attention is focused in getting get at least 1 meter height of boundary layer, which allows to optimize scale similarity of model.</p></abstract>

BLWT STU tunnel, which is currently in test mode, will in its two measuring sections allow to prepare measurements with laminar and turbulent wind flow. The front section will fulfill technical parameters of steady flow for testing sectional models and dynamically similar models. In the rear operating section it is necessary to reproduce correctly the roughness of the earth surface covering different terrain categories and to prepare boundary layer suitable for experimental testing. Article deals with the brief description of the preparation and testing laminar flow and boundary layer for the urban terrain, which was simulated with rough elements and barriers of different heights. The attention is focused in getting get at least 1 meter height of boundary layer, which allows to optimize scale similarity of model.

The Multipurpose New Wind Tunnel STU

Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak Republic

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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BLWT STU tunnel, which is currently in test mode, will in its two measuring sections allow to prepare measurements with laminar and turbulent wind flow. The...

The Multipurpose New Wind Tunnel STU

Published Online: May 30, 2014

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2014-0001

Keywords
Experimental technic, Wind engineering, Wind flow, Wind load, Wind tunnel

© 2014

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

The Multipurpose New Wind Tunnel STU

Published Online: May 30, 2014

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2014-0001

KeywordsExperimental technic, Wind engineering, Wind flow, Wind load, Wind tunnel

© 2014

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
Experimental technic, Wind engineering, Wind flow, Wind load, Wind tunnel