Modification of CFD code to model the atmospheric boundary layer

Modelling atmospheric stability in EllipSys3D

T. Koblitz A. Bechmann A. Sogachev N. N. Srensen

Atmospheric stability
Chimney plume under stable and unstable conditions

stable

unstable

Source: kindly been provided by Dr. Torben Mikkelsen, Ris DTU and Dr. Thomas Ellermann, National Environmental Research Institute

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13-july-2011

Atmospheric stability
Why: Influence on the wind field

Flat terrain

heat flux

Source: Kaimal and Finnigan 1994, Wallace and Hobbs 2006

heat flux
Source: Kaimal and Finnigan 1994, Wallace and Hobbs 2006
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Atmospheric stability
Why: Influence on the wind field

Complex terrain

stable

neutral

unstable

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Contents
Atmosperic stability

Why

Influence on the wind profile

How

Momentum, Temperature, Turbulence equations

Results

Test Case I Test Case II

neutral ABL diurnal cycle in the ABL

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Atmospheric stability
How: Implementation into Ellipsys3D
EllipSys3D: in-house Ris/DTU CFD code flow solver developed for flow over terrain (by N.N. Srensen) development during the last ~20 years at Ris DTU Governing equations: Momentum Coriolis forcing

Temperature

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Atmospheric stability
How: Implementation into Ellipsys3D

Turbulence (k-)

coefficient C3 length-scale limiter ambient turbulence values

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13-july-2011

Test Case I
Neutral ABL simulation compared against Cabauw site, Netherlands & Sogachev (2006)

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13-july-2011

Test Case II
Transient simulation of diurnal cycle in the ABL Numerics boundary conditions : bottom: rough wall, T(t) top: symmetry vertical: cyclic computational domain: 12 x 12 x 3 km 32 x 32 x 128 grid points Mellor & Yamada (1974)

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13-july-2011

Results
Transient simulation of diurnal cycle in the ABL

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ICWE13, Amsterdam, Netherlands

13-july-2011

Results
Transient simulation of diurnal cycle in the ABL

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Ris DTU, Technical University of Denmark

ICWE13, Amsterdam, Netherlands

13-july-2011

Results
Transient simulation of diurnal cycle in the ABL

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Ris DTU, Technical University of Denmark

ICWE13, Amsterdam, Netherlands

13-july-2011

Results
Transient simulation of diurnal cycle in the ABL

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Ris DTU, Technical University of Denmark

ICWE13, Amsterdam, Netherlands

13-july-2011

Results
Transient simulation of diurnal cycle in the ABL

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ICWE13, Amsterdam, Netherlands

13-july-2011

Conclusions / Future Work

Rckblick

Conclusions

Ausblick

modifications implemented and validated diurnal flow pattern reproduced (qualitative comparison)

Rckblick

Future Work

Ausblick

validation against flat terrain field data (e.g. Hvsre) non-neutral flow over complex terrain validation against complex terrain field experiments (e.g. Benekanahalli hill, India)

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Thank you for your attention!

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ICWE13, Amsterdam, Netherlands

13-july-2011