Spatial and temporal distribution of driving rain on buildings: Numerical simulation and experimental verification

Bert Blocken, Jan Carmeliet

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Abstract

This paper presents a review and application results of a practical numerical method to determine both the spatial and temporal distribution of driving rain on buildings. It is based on an existing numerical simulation technique and uses the building geometry and climatic data at the building site as input. The method is applied to determine the three-dimensional spatial and temporal distribution of driving rain on a low-rise building of complex geometry for an on-site recorded rain event. Distinct wetting patterns are found, the features of which are analyzed. The comparison of the numerical results with full-scale measurements shows good agreement. The importance of time representativeness of climatic input data for the numerical method is emphasized. For this purpose, a new weighted averaging technique for wind and rain data is presented.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference proceedings, Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII : integration of building envelopes
PublisherAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ISBN (Print)9781883413965, 1883413966
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2001
Event8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2001 - Clearwater, United States
Duration: 2 Dec 20017 Dec 2001

Publication series

NameThermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings
ISSN (Electronic)2166-8469

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2001
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityClearwater
Period2/12/017/12/01

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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