Publication date: 1 February 2016
Source:Building and Environment, Volume 96
Author(s): Robert N. Meroney
For over fifty years the common presumption has been that computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental fluid dynamics (EFD) were mutually exclusive and competitive. Often the question was posed: When can we get rid of our physical modeling facilities? This question does not recognize the tremendous synergistic leverage of combining the best qualities of both CFD and EFD as a research and design methodology. Coordinating the application of both CFD and EFD in a hybrid management approach can expedite results, improve understanding of flow phenomena, and often reduce research costs and time. This paper considers some of the common questions that arise as one considers hybrid research or design methods as it is applied to wind engineering and the built environment.
Source:Building and Environment, Volume 96
Author(s): Robert N. Meroney