Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Turbulent Flow around the Panorama Giustinelli Building for VAWT Application

A boundary layer wind tunnel facility has been adopted in order to conduct experimental measurements of the flow field around a model of the Panorama Giustinelli Building, Trieste (Italy). Information on the main flow structures has been obtained by means of flow visualization techniques and has been compared to the numerical predictions of the vortical structures spread on top of the roof, in order to investigate the optimal positioning for a vertical-axis wind energy conversion system, registering a good agreement between experimental measurements and numerical predictions.

Authors:

• M. Raciti Castelli
• S. Mogno
• S. Giacometti
• E. Benini

Keywords:

• Boundary layer wind tunnel
• flow around buildings
• atmospheric flow field
• vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT).

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