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A Study on Estimation of Inflow Wind Speeds in a CFD Model Domain for an Urban Area

도시 지역 대상의 CFD 모델 영역에서 유입류 풍속 추정에 관한 연구

  • Kang, Geon (Department of Environmental Atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Jin (Department of Environmental Atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University)
  • 강건 (부경대학교 환경대기과학과) ;
  • 김재진 (부경대학교 환경대기과학과)
  • Received : 2016.11.14
  • Accepted : 2016.12.28
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of flow around the Daeyeon automatic weather station (AWS 942) and established formulas estimating inflow wind speeds at a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model domain for the area around Pukyong national university using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. Simulated wind directions at the AWS 942 were quite similar to those of inflows, but, simulated wind speeds at the AWS 942 decreased compared to inflow wind speeds except for the northerly case. The decrease in simulated wind speed at the AWS 942 resulted from the buildings around the AWS 942. In most cases, the AWS 942 was included within the wake region behind the buildings. Wind speeds at the inflow boundaries of the CFD model domain were estimated by comparing simulated wind speeds at the AWS 942 and inflow boundaries and systematically increasing inflow wind speeds from $1m\;s^{-1}$ to $17m\;s^{-1}$ with an increment of $2m\;s^{-1}$ at the reference height for 16 inflow directions. For each inflow direction, calculated wind speeds at the AWS 942 were fitted as the third order functions of the inflow wind speed by using the Marquardt-Levenberg least square method. Estimated inflow wind speeds by the established formulas were compared to wind speeds observed at 12 coastal AWSs near the AWS 942. The results showed that the estimated wind speeds fell within the inter quartile range of wind speeds observed at 12 coastal AWSs during the nighttime and were in close proximity to the upper whiskers during the daytime (12~15 h).

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