Southwark tall buildings: wind-tunnel flow and dispersion

Collection · 2 parts Lab 2 parts

Part I of wind-tunnel flow measurements in a 1:200 model of part of Southwark, London, examining tall buildings and height variability. Useful for validating urban flow models.

Resource: Measurements
Method: Wind tunnel
Geometry: Realistic neighbourhood
Topic: Urban boundary layer
Quantities: Velocity, Turbulence statistics
Location: London Borough of Southwark, UK
Data volume: 835 MB
Year: 2020
Creators: Hertwig, Denise; Gough, Hannah L.; Grimmond, Sue; Barlow, Janet F.; Robins, Alan G.
Institution: University of Reading; University of Surrey

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Wake Characteristics of Tall Buildings in a Realistic Urban Canopy (2019)

Parts (2)

Dataset: Impact of tall buildings and building-height variability on flow within and above a complex urban canopy in London - Part I
Dataset: Impact of tall buildings and building-height variability on flow within and above a complex urban canopy in London - Part II

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