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Title: Stably stratified building wakes

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5595682

The velocity and temperature wake behind an isolated building placed in a stably stratified turbulent boundary layer has been investigated utilizing wind tunnel tests and mathematical analysis. The mean velocity and mean temperature decrease but turbulence intensity and temperature fluctuation intensity increase as a result of the momentum wake. However, the vortex wake increases mean velocity and mean temperature, and decreases turbulence intensity and temperature fluctuation intensity along the centerline of the wake.

Research Organization:
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Fluid Dynamics and Diffusion Lab.; Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Dept. of Civil Engineering
OSTI ID:
5595682
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-1247; TRN: 80-005039
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English