Study on shelter effect of solid wind fences

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dc.contributor.authorUmesh, U.
dc.contributor.authorPrashanth, J.
dc.contributor.authorYaragal, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorNagaraj, M.K.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-05T09:35:59Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn this paper the shelter effect of solid wind fence is investigated. A solid fence was considered with different bottom gap ratios (ratio of bottom gap to the height of the fence) of 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3. The numerical analysis was done for different free stream velocities of 7.5 m/s, 10 m/s and 12.5 m/s. The results obtained were compared with the results of wind tunnel testing and flow visualization. Comparison between the experimental and numerical results showed a fairly good agreement. Flow visualization technique provided sufficient information for planning and conducting flow field measurements with a clear demarcation of reattachment length. The modified k- ? turbulence model predicted the flow well. From both the experimental and numerical investigation it is shown that a fence with gap ratio of 0.1 is effective in providing good shelter effect. © 2011 CAFET-INNOVA TECHNICAL SOCIETY. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 2011, 4, 1, pp. 158-164
dc.identifier.issn9745904
dc.identifier.urihttps://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/27296
dc.subjectFlow field measurement
dc.subjectFree-stream velocity
dc.subjectGap ratio
dc.subjectNumerical investigations
dc.subjectNumerical results
dc.subjectReattachment length
dc.subjectShelter effect
dc.subjectSolid fences
dc.subjectVisualization technique
dc.subjectWind fences
dc.subjectWind-tunnel testing
dc.subjectAerodynamics
dc.subjectFences
dc.subjectNumerical analysis
dc.subjectTurbulence models
dc.subjectWind tunnels
dc.subjectFlow visualization
dc.subjectexperimental study
dc.subjectflow field
dc.subjectmathematical analysis
dc.subjectnumerical model
dc.subjectturbulence
dc.subjectvisualization
dc.subjectwind tunnel
dc.titleStudy on shelter effect of solid wind fences

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