Abstract
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has established the Smart Wind Engineering Research Facility (SWERF) to address the demonstrated need for a full-scale wind engineering facility. Through stationary and mobile initiatives SWERF will aim to provide observation of tornadoes and thunderstorm winds, full-scale structural and aerodynamic testing, and validation for wind-tunnel and numerical simulations. This report provides an overview of the facility and results of a preliminary data collection period. The facility overview includes site characteristics, infrastructure, and instrumentation. Preliminary results include site wind climate characterization and description of three thunderstorm events.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| State | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 2017 13th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, ACWE 2017 - Gainesville, United States Duration: May 21 2017 → May 24 2017 |
Other
| Other | 2017 13th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, ACWE 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Gainesville |
| Period | 5/21/17 → 5/24/17 |
Keywords
- Downburst
- Full-scale
- Thunderstorm
- Tornado
- Validation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment