What is it about?

Measuring of vortex shedding frequency behind cooling tower models in boundary layer wind tunnel.

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Why is it important?

Vortices in strong winds can damage the concrete shell of cooling towers.

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This was a wind tunnel study for increasing the cooling tower resistance against very strong winds.

PhD Petr Michálek
Aerospace research and test establishment

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This page is a summary of: Wind Tunnel Study of Vortex Shedding behind Cooling Tower Models, Applied Mechanics and Materials, August 2014, Trans Tech Publications,
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.617.280.
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