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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Could anyone please help and advise, if it is possible
to create a virtual wind tunnel in ESP-r to investigate wind patterns in urban
environment? And if not, what would be the best software alternative?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I would like to investigate wind energy production potential
for various high rise buildings forms in various urban settings. This is
for a part of PhD research that focuses on design of ‘sustainable’
tall buildings. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’ve read few articles by J.A. ClarkeI,
I.Beausoleil-Morrison and P.A. Strachan (within others) and I browsed
through the support group archived emails. From this I understand that ESP-r
does CFD for a single internal zone connected to an air flow network.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>However ESP-r website shows case studies for air contaminant
dispersal in urban environment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is this done in such a way that an urban site is
modelled inside a single zone. And the zone has boundary conditions set up in a
specific way?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If the air flow analyses cannot be done in ESP-r general
release I thought about using OpenFoam, if there is already a solver for wind
modelling in urban settings. I’ve also thought about using DesignBuilder
CFD as the last resort. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Maciej Cichy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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