Computational Fluid Dynamics for Wind Engineering

An intuitive and comprehensive exploration of computational fluid dynamics in the study of wind engineering

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Wind Engineering provides readers with a detailed overview of the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in understanding wind loading on structures, a problem becoming more pronounced as urban density increases and buildings become larger. The work emphasizes the application of CFD to practical problems in wind loading and helps readers understand important associated factors such as turbulent flow around buildings and bridges.

The author, with extensive research experience in this and related fields, offers relevant and engaging practice material to help readers learn and retain the concepts discussed, and each chapter includes accessible summaries at the end. In addition, the use of the OpenFOAM tool--an open-source wind engineering application--is explored.

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Wind Engineering covers topics such as:

• Fluid mechanics, turbulence in fluid mechanics, turbulence modelling, and mathematical modelling of wind engineering problems
• The finite difference method for CFD, solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, visualization, and animation in CFD, and the application of CFD to building and bridge aerodynamics
• How to compare CFD analysis with wind tunnel measurements, field measurements, and the ASCE-7 pressure coefficients
• Wind effects and strain on large structures

Providing comprehensive coverage of how CFD can explain wind load on structures along with helpful examples of practical applications, Computational Fluid Dynamics for Wind Engineering serves as an invaluable resource for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers and practitioners of civil and structural engineering.

風工程的計算流體力學
對計算流體力學在風工程研究中的直觀和全面探索
風工程的計算流體力學為讀者提供了對計算流體力學（CFD）在理解結構物風載荷中的應用的詳細概述，這是一個隨著城市密度增加和建築物變得更大而變得更加突出的問題。本書強調了CFD在風載荷實際問題中的應用，並幫助讀者理解與建築物和橋樑周圍的紊流流動等重要相關因素。作者在這個領域有豐富的研究經驗，提供相關且引人入勝的練習材料，幫助讀者學習和記住所討論的概念，每章結尾還包括易於理解的摘要。此外，本書還探討了開源風工程應用OpenFOAM的使用。
風工程的計算流體力學涵蓋了以下主題：
- 流體力學、流體力學中的紊流、紊流模型和風工程問題的數學模型
- CFD的有限差分法、不可壓縮Navier-Stokes方程的解、CFD中的可視化和動畫以及CFD在建築物和橋樑空氣動力學中的應用
- 如何將CFD分析與風洞測量、現場測量和ASCE-7壓力係數進行比較
- 大型結構物的風效應和應變
風工程的計算流體力學全面介紹了CFD如何解釋結構物風載荷，並提供了實際應用的有用示例，是高年級本科生、研究生、土木和結構工程研究人員和從業人員的寶貴資源。

R. Panneer Selvam is University Professor and holds the James T. Womble Endowed Professorship in Computational Mechanics and Nanotechnology Modelling in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include structural analysis, structural loading, finite element methods in civil engineering, numerical modelling of linear, nonlinear, and dynamic behaviour in structural mechanics, and fluid dynamics and acoustics using boundary element, finite element, and finite difference methods. He is also interested in computer modeling in wind engineering, understanding turbulent flow, thermal energy storage, thermal management for electronics, and fluid-structure interaction problems.

R. Panneer Selvam是阿肯色大學土木工程系的大學教授，並擔任James T. Womble計算力學和納米技術建模的捐贈教授職位。他的研究興趣包括結構分析、結構載荷、土木工程中的有限元方法、結構力學中線性、非線性和動態行為的數值建模，以及使用邊界元、有限元和有限差分方法進行流體動力學和聲學研究。他還對風工程中的計算機建模、理解紊流流動、熱能儲存、電子熱管理以及流體結構相互作用問題感興趣。