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JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS
Volume 177, Issue -, Pages 293-305Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2018.04.007
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Turbulent flow fields over urban elements; Modified k-epsilon model; LES model; Validation metrics; Vortex cores; Quadrant analysis
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Turbulent flow fields over two typical urban elements, a row of trees with low packing density and an isolated building with high packing density, are investigated by a modified k - epsilon model and a LES model. The applicability of these two models is evaluated by the validation metrics. Instantaneous flow fields are visualized by vortex cores and examined by quadrant analysis. In the wake region of the row of trees, predicted mean wind speed by the modified k - epsilon model shows favourable agreement with the measured data, but turbulent kinetic energy is underestimated since the modified k - epsilon model is not capable of simulating organized motions. In the wake region of the isolated building, both predicted mean wind speed and turbulent kinetic energy by the modified k - epsilon model are slightly underestimated due to lack of the vortex shedding in the simulation. On the other hand, LES model well predicts both mean wind speed and turbulent kinetic energy since all large vortices are directly resolved by LES model.
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