Simulating wind-driven rain on building facades using Eulerian multiphase with standard k - epsilon turbulence model

dc.contributor.authorPettersson, Kaj
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för tillämpad mekaniksv
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers University of Technology / Department of Applied Mechanicsen
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T13:49:58Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T13:49:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWind-driven rain (WDR) is responsible for many types of damage to building facades and contributes to runoff management problems in urban environments. Consequently there is significant interest in predicting WDR using CFD simulations. In this thesis an Eulerian multiphase (EM) method is proposed which includes solving the rain phase closure equations instead of using a response coefficient to approximate turbulent behavior. The simulations are conducted using AVL FIRE with standard k - epsilon model and are validated against experimental data. The method produces results with error ranging from 1% to 50%, comparable to previous methods. In addition the use of no-slip boundary conditions on the facade walls causes artificially high levels of WDR, requiring numerical or methodological compensation.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/226222
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiploma work - Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden : 2015:87
dc.setspec.uppsokTechnology
dc.subjectStrömningsmekanik och akustik
dc.subjectBuilding Futures
dc.subjectHållbar utveckling
dc.subjectFluid Mechanics and Acoustics
dc.subjectBuilding Futures
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.titleSimulating wind-driven rain on building facades using Eulerian multiphase with standard k - epsilon turbulence model
dc.type.degreeExamensarbete för masterexamensv
dc.type.degreeMaster Thesisen
dc.type.uppsokH
local.programmeEngineering mathematics and computational science (MPENM), MSc
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