Examination of different wall jet and impinging jet concepts to produce large-scale downburst outflow

Thunderstorm downburst winds are a major cause of severe damage to buildings and other infrastructure. The initiative of the NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind (WOW) Experimental Facility to design and develop a downburst simulator was established to open new horizons for multi-hazard engineering research by ex...

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Main Authors: Alvaro Danilo Mejia, Amal Elawady, Krishna Sai Vutukuru, Dejiang Chen, Arindam Gan Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2022.980617/full