An investigation of the effect of surface roughness on the mean flow properties of “tornado-like” vortices using large eddy simulations
Anant Gairola, Girma Bitsuamlak, Horia Hangan
Topics & Concepts
MechanicsSurface roughnessVortexRADIUSLarge eddy simulationSurface finishTornadoRoughness lengthMomentum (technical analysis)Materials scienceAngular momentumFlow (mathematics)DragTurbulenceMeteorologyPhysicsClassical mechanicsWind speedComposite materialFinanceComputer scienceWind profile power lawEconomicsComputer securityFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsWind and Air Flow Studies