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A dataset of wind-driven rain measurements on a low-rise test building in Norway

Abstract

Semi-empirical models and especially numerical simulation models based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are increasingly being used to calculate wind-driven rain (WDR) on building facades. The development, verification and validation of these models require accurate and complete WDR measurement datasets. Although many WDR measurement campaigns have been conducted in the past, few reports of these contain enough information for model development and model validation. This paper presents a complete dataset of WDR measurements for a low-rise test building in Trondheim, Norway. It contains a detailed description of the building, its surroundings and the meteorological station, as well as WDR measurements in free-field conditions and on the building facades, measurements of wind speed, wind direction, horizontal rainfall intensity, temperature, relative humidity and error estimates for the WDR measurements. The paper also provides the link to a website from which the full set of data can be downloaded.

Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Kristine Nore
  • Bert Blocken
  • Bjørn Petter Jelle
  • Jan Vincent Thue
  • Jan Carmeliet

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Community
  • UC Leuven-Limburg
  • Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Year

2007

Published in

Building and Environment

ISSN

0360-1323

Volume

42

Issue

5

Page(s)

2150 - 2165

View this publication at Norwegian Research Information Repository