Precursor turbulent inflow dataset for large eddy simulation of a semi-idealized European generic city

Usman Shaukat; Knut Erik Teigen Giljarhus

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2024.110467

Precursor turbulent inflow dataset for large eddy simulation of a semi-idealized European generic city

Data Brief. 2024 Apr 23:54:110467. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110467. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Usman Shaukat¹, Knut Erik Teigen Giljarhus¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.

Abstract

This data article provides high-quality turbulent inflow boundary data with a high spatial and temporal resolution of a very rough atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) wind tunnel, which can be applied as the large eddy simulation (LES) inflow condition on the Michelstadt test cases. A high-quality LES of the WOTAN wind tunnel of the Environmental Wind Tunnel Laboratory (EWTL) was conducted using OpenFOAM software, and data is stored at a plane at $1000 Hz$ frequency at the end of the roughness elements. This data serves as the turbulent inflow boundary condition, offering computational fluid dynamics (CFD) researchers a cost-effective means to simulate the benchmark Michelstadt test cases for LES validation. This data will be utilized to perform high-quality LES, which are pivotal in bridging the research gap in understanding the intricate nature of wind dynamics in a realistic urban environment.

Keywords: Atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel; Michelstadt city; Pedestrian wind comfort; Precursor simulation; Semi-idealized city; Turbulent inflow condition; Urban wind environment.