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Results for "Probability Distributions on a Circle"

Author: Gordon, Hermes E Departments: Department of Mechanical Engineering

  • Wind Resource Assessment for the Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering (DICE) building at the University of Alberta North Campus

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    Spring 2018

    Gordon, Hermes E

    anemometer. Data were recorded with a constructed datalogger, which allowed us to reduce equipment cost. Data of the month of February was processed and different statistical tools were used, including daily and hourly mean averages, wind roses, and Rayleigh wind probability distribution to determine the

    length scale were determined based on Taylor’s hypothesis. These calculations approximated the size of the turbulent elements present in the urban environment. The DICE building presented higher wind speeds than the Tory building, and has a wind power density comparable to coastal areas. However the

    turbulence intensity is extremely high compared to the open ground and coastal zones. There was a small reduction in the turbulence intensity when using 1 min. averaging time, showing that 10 min. gives an upper estimation for turbulence intensity which can be used as a conservative approach when assessing a

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