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<p>An analysis of the external pressure coefficient on the surface of a ruin in different flow directions is presented. The ruin has almost cube-like proportions with an open roof plane and a destroyed corner. Flow simulations were performed using 3D Time Steady RANS and compared with experimental results from the boundary layer wind tunnel at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. The optimal turbulence model and internal mesh settings were selected based on their statistical evaluation. For an evaluation of the critical directions of the wind flow around the ruin, the values of the external wind pressure coefficient were obtained from the selected calculation model and settings.</p>
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An analysis of the external pressure coefficient on the surface of a ruin in different flow directions is presented. The ruin has almost cube-like proportions with an open roof plane and a destroyed corner. Flow simulations were performed using 3D Time Steady RANS and compared with experimental results from the boundary layer wind tunnel at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. The optimal turbulence model and internal mesh settings were selected based on their statistical evaluation. For an evaluation of the critical directions of the wind flow around the ruin, the values of the external wind pressure coefficient were obtained from the selected calculation model and settings.

Evaluation of a Measurement Turbulence Model of the Wind Pressure on the Ruin of a Fortified Tower

Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Dept. of Building Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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An analysis of the external pressure coefficient on the surface of a ruin in different flow directions is presented. The ruin has almost cube-like proportions...

Evaluation of a Measurement Turbulence Model of the Wind Pressure on the Ruin of a Fortified Tower

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 25 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2023-0010

Keywords
Ruinprotection, Wind tunnel, Computational fluid dynamics

© 2023 Martin Poliak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Evaluation of a Measurement Turbulence Model of the Wind Pressure on the Ruin of a Fortified Tower

Published Online: Jun 30, 2023

Page range: 25 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2023-0010

KeywordsRuinprotection, Wind tunnel, Computational fluid dynamics

© 2023 Martin Poliak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Ruinprotection, Wind tunnel, Computational fluid dynamics