Description
Wind tunnel measurements of the downwash around actual and generic offshore platform models were completed to understand the overwater turbulent flow and dispersion around these porous elevated structures. New predictive equations for mean wind speed deficit and wake turbulence enhancement are proposed. These new equations include variation with height. The wind tunnel model included turbulent wind flow and exhaust concentration measurements. The measurements were compared with American Meteorological Society-US Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Model (AERMOD) and improved AERMOD predictions.
Award Amount
USD: $380,000
Funding
Type
contract
Funder
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program
Funder ID
https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475
Award Dates
2020-08-14 → 2022-08-13
Award Number
M0120C0008
DOI / Resource
Field Xml File
100298.xml
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