B5615 - Computational Wind Engineering

Learning outcomes

The course presents the methodologies to be used for the analysis of wind sensitive structures, with particular emphasis on the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The goal of the course is to provide the students with the fundamental concepts and operating tools to solve current Wind Engineering problems using CFD. Students will gain competences regarding the arrangement of the wind flow around immersed obsta-cles, the generation of aerodynamic forces for streamlined and bluff bodies, as well as aeroelastic interactions.

Course contents

The main topics of the course are:

 

• The atmospheric boundary layer
• Fluid flow: governing equations
• Bluff body aerodynamics
• Linear and nonlinear oscillators
• The Finite Volume method
• Wind resistant design
• Turbulence modelling
• Case Study 1: fluid flow around a square cylinder
• Numerical schemes
• Computational grids
• Case Study 2: fluid flow around a model building
• Bridge aerodynamics
  
  

Visit the website CWE@LAMC for more information regarding studies related to Computational Wind Engineering performed at the Laboratory of Computational Mechanics.

Readings/Bibliography

Main reference books:

Holmes, John D., Carol Paton, and Robert Kerwin. Wind loading of structures. CRC press, 2007.

Hirsch, Charles. Numerical computation of internal and external flows: The fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics. Elsevier, 2007.

Wilcox, D. C. (1998). Turbulence modeling for CFD (Vol. 2, pp. 103-217). La Canada, CA: DCW industries.

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures and case studies to be solved during computer exercitations. The couse if fully taught in English.

Assessment methods

Presentation of an essay deepening one of the topics seen during lectures and oral examination.

Teaching tools

Refence books and slides.

Office hours

See the website of Luca Patruno