Abstract
The aim of this study is to assess wind flow modelling capabilities for a selected urban area -"Quartiere la Venezia" in Livorno city (Italy) - by means of wind tunnel tests and CFD simulations. Both wind tunnel tests and CFD simulations were performed on a reduced-scale model. In addition, in the CFD simulations two levels of detail were tested. A comparison in terms of mean wind velocity profiles was then made between wind tunnel test results and numerical simulations in order to understand how the different degrees of precision of the CFD models can affect the results. At a later stage these results will be complemented by full-scale experimental data, enabling a further assessment of modelling capabilities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Workshop on Physical Modeling of Flow and Dispersion Phenomena(Physmod'15), 7-9 September 2015, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Place of Publication | Dübendorf |
| Publisher | Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | PHYSMOD international workshops on Physical Modeling of Flow and Dispersion Phenomena, 7-9 September 2015, Zürich, Switzerland - Zürich, Switzerland Duration: 7 Sept 2015 → 9 Sept 2015 http://www.physmod.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | PHYSMOD international workshops on Physical Modeling of Flow and Dispersion Phenomena, 7-9 September 2015, Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Abbreviated title | PHYSMOD2015 |
| Country/Territory | Switzerland |
| City | Zürich |
| Period | 7/09/15 → 9/09/15 |
| Other | International Workshop on Physical Modeling of Flow and Dispersion Phenomena, Zürich, Switzerland |
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