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Velocity Profiles over Hypothetical Urban Areas in Unstable Stratification: Large-Eddy Simulation Approach

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Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation X

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Atmospheric surface layer (ASL) is characterized by its relatively uniform fluxes with height z in which the dimensionless velocity gradient \(\phi _m\) is expressed.

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This research is conducted using the HKU Information Technology Services research computing facilities that are supported in part by the Hong Kong UGC Special Equipment Grant (SEG HKU09). This project is partly supported by the RGC GRF HKU 714913E.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, 7/F Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

    Chun-Ho Liu & Man-Chung Chan

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Dimokratis G.E. Grigoriadis

  2. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Bernard J. Geurts

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Hans Kuerten

  4. Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Jochen Fröhlich

  5. Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura, Università di Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Vincenzo Armenio

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Liu, CH., Chan, MC. (2018). Velocity Profiles over Hypothetical Urban Areas in Unstable Stratification: Large-Eddy Simulation Approach. In: Grigoriadis, D., Geurts, B., Kuerten, H., Fröhlich, J., Armenio, V. (eds) Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation X. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63212-4_65

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