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50 years of Computational Wind Engineering: Past, present and future
Abstract In the past 50 years, Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) has undergone a successful transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field in wind engineering research, practice and education. This paper provides a perspective on the past, present and future of CWE. It addresses three key illustrations of the success of CWE: (1) the establishment of CWE as an individual research and application area in wind engineering with its own successful conference series under the umbrella of the International Association of Wind Engineering (IAWE); (2) the increasing range of topics covered in CWE; and (3) the history of overview and review papers in CWE. The paper also outlines some of the earliest achievements in CWE and the resulting development of best practice guidelines. It provides some views on the complementary relationship between reduced-scale wind-tunnel testing and CFD. It re-iterates some important quotes made by CWE and/or CFD researchers in the past, many of which are still equally valid today and which are provided without additional comments, to let the quotes speak for themselves. Next, as application examples to the foregoing sections, the paper provides a more detailed view on CFD simulation of pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings, CFD simulation of natural ventilation of buildings and CFD simulation of wind-driven rain on building facades. Finally, a non-exhaustive perspective on the future of CWE is provided.
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Highlights Review of 50 years of Computational Wind Engineering. Early achievements, best practice guidelines, symposia, topics and review papers. List of quotes giving a flavour of discussions, concerns and trends in CWE. Application for pedestrian-level wind conditions, natural ventilation and wind-driven rain. Comments on RANS versus LES and on verification and validation.
50 years of Computational Wind Engineering: Past, present and future
Abstract In the past 50 years, Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) has undergone a successful transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field in wind engineering research, practice and education. This paper provides a perspective on the past, present and future of CWE. It addresses three key illustrations of the success of CWE: (1) the establishment of CWE as an individual research and application area in wind engineering with its own successful conference series under the umbrella of the International Association of Wind Engineering (IAWE); (2) the increasing range of topics covered in CWE; and (3) the history of overview and review papers in CWE. The paper also outlines some of the earliest achievements in CWE and the resulting development of best practice guidelines. It provides some views on the complementary relationship between reduced-scale wind-tunnel testing and CFD. It re-iterates some important quotes made by CWE and/or CFD researchers in the past, many of which are still equally valid today and which are provided without additional comments, to let the quotes speak for themselves. Next, as application examples to the foregoing sections, the paper provides a more detailed view on CFD simulation of pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings, CFD simulation of natural ventilation of buildings and CFD simulation of wind-driven rain on building facades. Finally, a non-exhaustive perspective on the future of CWE is provided.
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Highlights Review of 50 years of Computational Wind Engineering. Early achievements, best practice guidelines, symposia, topics and review papers. List of quotes giving a flavour of discussions, concerns and trends in CWE. Application for pedestrian-level wind conditions, natural ventilation and wind-driven rain. Comments on RANS versus LES and on verification and validation.
50 years of Computational Wind Engineering: Past, present and future
Blocken, Bert (author)
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics ; 129 ; 69-102
2014-03-13
34 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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