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Published on: June 24, 2019
Precursor turbulent inflow dataset for large eddy simulation of a semi-idealized European generic city
Usman Shaukat1, Knut Erik Teigen Giljarhus1
1Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Abstract:
This data article provides high-quality turbulent inflow boundary data with a high spatial and temporal resolution of a very rough atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) wind tunnel, which can be applied as the large eddy simulation (LES) inflow condition on the Michelstadt test cases. A high-quality LES of the WOTAN wind tunnel of the Environmental Wind Tunnel Laboratory (EWTL) was conducted using OpenFOAM software, and data is stored at a plane at frequency at the end of the roughness elements. This data serves as the turbulent inflow boundary condition, offering computational fluid dynamics (CFD) researchers a cost-effective means to simulate the benchmark Michelstadt test cases for LES validation. This data will be utilized to perform high-quality LES, which are pivotal in bridging the research gap in understanding the intricate nature of wind dynamics in a realistic urban environment.
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