Joint processing of wind speed and wind direction to improve the representativeness of CFD analysisTitle of the Article in English

Abstract

For CFD simulations of natural ventilation, wind speed and direction values, commonly obtained from EPW files, are used. These are significantly simplified to provide hourly values ​​and assume a single ground point is representative of the entire city. This study aims to improve wind characterization by using data from a local meteorological station. Wind speed and direction records were jointly processed, categorized by year, month, and hour. Using graphical exploration, the most frequent values ​​for each hourly period were identified. The results show that the wind has predominant lines that repeat over time. This information allows for more accurate selection of input values ​​for CFD, better representing actual wind conditions at the study site.