RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 317-325.

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Study on numerical simulation of building influence on the flow field under stable stratification

SHI Xuefeng1, GUO Dongpeng2, LI Yunpeng1, YAO Rentai1   

  1. 1. China Institute for Radiation Protection,Taiyuan 030006;
    2. Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024
  • Received:2021-04-29 Online:2022-07-20 Published:2022-08-15

Abstract: RNG k-ε turbulence model was used to simulate the influence of cube type building on the flow field structure under different Richardson numbers (Rib). And the results were compared with the corresponding wind tunnel results. The CFD numerical simulation results are in good agreement with the wind tunnel results. With the increase of Rib, the flow is gradually driven by buoyancy, and the cavity zone of the leeward side of the building is gradually reduced. Especially when Rib exceeds 0.82, buoyancy plays a leading role in the recovery of the flow field.When Rib is about 0.21, the structure of the flow field is transformed from turbulent flow to similar flow. The normalized turbulent energy(k/uH2)high value area on the top of the building disappears with the disappearance of the re-circulation zone. With the increase of downwind distance, the influence of different Rib on the flow field structure and k/uH2 gradually appears.

Key words: numerical simulation, thermal stratification, building, flow

CLC Number: 

  • X169