Affiliations: [a] Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | [b] School of Civil Engineering and Mechanic, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Corresponding author: Xiaoyu Luo, Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: In the field of civil engineering, the meteorological data available usually do not have the detailed information of the wind near a certain site. However, the detailed information of the wind field during typhoon is important for the wind-resistant design of civil structures. Furthermore, the resolution of the meteorological data available by the civil engineers is too coarse to be applicable. Therefore it is meaningful to obtain the detailed information of the wind fields based on the meteorological data provided by the meteorological department. Therefore, in the present study, a one-way coupling method between WRF and CFD is adopted and a method to keep the mass conservation during the simulation in CFD is proposed. It is found that using the proposed one-way coupling method, the predicted wind speed is closer to the measurement. And the curvature of the wind streamline during typhoon is successfully reproduced.
