Streamwise Versus Spanwise Spacing of Obstacle Arrays: Parametrization of the Effects on Drag and Turbulence |
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Authors: | Andres Simón-Moral Jose Luis Santiago E Scott Krayenhoff Alberto Martilli |
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Institution: | 1. Atmospheric Pollution Division, Environmental Department, CIEMAT, Avda. Complutense 40, Ed. 70, 28040?, Madrid, Spain 2. Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC?, V6T 1Z2, Canada
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Abstract: | A Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes model is used to investigate the evolution of the sectional drag coefficient and turbulent length scales with the layouts of aligned arrays of cubes. Results show that the sectional drag coefficient is determined by the non-dimensional streamwise distance (sheltering parameter), and the non-dimensional spanwise distance (channelling parameter) between obstacles. This is different than previous approaches that consider only plan area density $(\lambda _\mathrm{p})$ . On the other hand, turbulent length scales behave similarly to the staggered case (e. g. they are function of $\lambda _\mathrm{p}$ only). Analytical formulae are proposed for the length scales and for the sectional drag coefficient as a function of sheltering and channelling parameters, and implemented in a column model. This approach demonstrates good skill in the prediction of vertical profiles of the spatially-averaged horizontal wind speed. |
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