Comparison of Driving Rain Index Calculated According to EN 15927-3 to the CFD Simulation and Experimental Measurement

Abstract:

Wind-driven rain or driving rain is a rain which has given a horizontal velocity component by the wind. It can be the important moisture source for building façades and has been of the great concern in building science. In this article, the normative method described in STN EN ISO 15927-3:2009, was used for calculation of driving rain impact on vertical surfaces. This amount of rain was compared to the CFD simulation for selected location and to the experimental measurement carried out by wind-driven rain gauge.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 861)
• Pages: 239-246
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.861.239
• Online since: December 2016
• Authors: Peter Juras*, Miroslav Jakubcik
• Keywords: Airfield Hourly Index, Bratislava, CFD, Ham, Heat-Air Moisture Simulation, Measurement, Slovakia, TRY, Wind-Driven Rain

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