Pressure measurements on inclined square prisms

Gang Hu, K. T. Tse, K. C. S. Kwok, Z. S. Chen

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Abstract

    This study investigated aerodynamic characteristics of an inclined square prism experimentally. Pressure measurements were performed on a static square prism with a series of inclinations including forward inclinations (inclined to the upwind direction) and backward inclinations (inclined to the downwind direction). The prism with a vertical attitude was also tested for comparisons. Based on the pressure data, influences of the inclinations on aerodynamic characteristics (e.g., force coefficients, pressure distributions on the surfaces, and vortex shedding features) of the square prism were evaluated in detail. The results show that the inclinations have significant effects on these aerodynamic characteristics. Furthermore, the influences of the forward and backward inclinations are quite different.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)383-405
    Number of pages23
    JournalWind & Structures
    Volume21
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • aerodynamics
    • prisms
    • wind tunnels

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Pressure measurements on inclined square prisms'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this