Wind Engineering 1983. Proceedings of the Sixth international Conference on Wind Engineering, Gold Coast, Australia, March 21–25, And Auckland, New Zealand, April 6–7 1983; held under the auspices of the International Association for Wind Engineering

Content: 
Studies in Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
FOREWORD, Page v
INTRODUCTION, Pages xv-xviii, W.H. Melbourne
SESSION I7 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNAL PRESSURES, NATURAL VENTILATION AND HEAT LOSSES DUE TO WIND, Page 1, C. Kramer, H. van Koten, L. Pham
PRESSURE RESPONSE INSIDE DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS, Pages 3-13, T. YAMAUCHI, S. KAWABATA, T. MOCHIZUKI
EFFECTS OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS ON WIND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS AND VENTILATIVE HEAT LOSSES FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE, Pages 15-26, B.G. WIREN
A STUDY OF A PROBABILISTIC MODEL OF WIND INDUCED VENTILATION, Pages 27-38, T. KATAYAMA
VENTILATION RATES OF TWO COMMUNICATING LOW RISE BUILDINGS AS AFFECTED BY TERRAIN ROUGHNESS, Pages 39-46, TERRAIN ROUGHNESS, A.R. JANEIRO BORGES, J.A. GIL SARAIVA
NON-LINEARITY OF PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS INDUCED BY WIND AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION, Pages 47-58, Y. LEE, T.H. LIANG, H. TANAKA
DISCUSSION ON SESSION 17 - INTERNAL PRESSURES, NATURAL VENTILATION AND HEAT LOSSES DUE TO WIND, Pages 59-62, L. Pham
SESSION 18 - INTRODUCTION TO TOPOGRAPHIC MODELLINS, DISPERSION OF GASEOUS POLLUTANTS, Page 63, J.E. Cermak, T.F. Sun, RAPPORTEUR B.T. Hawkins
COMPARISON OF SIMULATED AND FULL-SCALE WIND STRUCTURE OVER A SMALL SUBURBAN AIRPORT, Pages 65-76, R.G.J. FLAY, H.W. TEUNISSEN
SIMULATIONS OF REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS ON SMALL SCALE TOPOGRAPHICAL MODELS, Pages 77-89, J.-A. HERTIG, P. LISKA
A REVIEW OF THE DISPERSION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE, Pages 91-102, B.C.M. SEETO, A.J. BOWEN
MEASURING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLUME CONCENTRATION AND AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ITS MATHEMATICAL MODEL, Pages 103-113, ZHANG AI-CHEN, YE WEN-HU, XUAN JIE
DISCUSSION ON SESSION 18 - TOPOGRAPHIC MODELLING, DISPERSION OF GASEOUS POLLUTANTS, Pages 115-119, B.T. Hawkins
SESSION 19 - INTRODUCTION TO WIND ENVIRONMENT AND SHELTER, Page 121, N. Isyumov, H. Kawai, P.S. Jackson
A COMPARISON OF PEDESTRIAN COMFORT CRITERIA APPLIED TO A CITY CENTER, Pages 123-132, P.R. Sparks, J. Elzebda
TURBULENCE CHARACTERISTICS OF WIND FLOW AT GROUND LEVEL IN BUILT-UP AREA, Pages 133-144, Shuzo Murakami, Kunio Fujii
DEVELOPMENT OF VELOCITY AND SHEAR STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE WAKE OF A POROUS SHELTER FENCE, Pages 145-156, E.F. BRADLEY, P.J. MULHEARN
THE TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY BUDGET BEHIND A POROUS BARRIER: AN ANALYSIS IN STREAMLINE CO-ORDINATES, Pages 157-168, J.J. FINNIGAN, E.F. BRADLEY
DISCUSSION ON SESSION 19 - WIND ENVIRONMENT AND SHELTER, Pages 169-173, P.S. Jackson
SESSION 20 - INTRODUCTION TO WIND CHARACTERISTICS: STRUCTURE AND STATISTICS(a), Page 175, H.W. Teunissen, J. Wieringa, E.F. Bradley
CHARACTERISTICS OF WIND PROFILES OVER COMPLEX TERRAIN, Pages 177-183, H.A. Panofsky, Zhao Ming
WIND CHARACTERISTICS OVER COMPLEX TERRAIN, Pages 185-196, Y. MITSUTA, O. TSUKAMOTO, M. NENOI
ON THE SPATIAL STRUCTURES OF LONGITUDINAL WIND VELOCITIES NEAR THE GROUND IN STRONG WINDS, Pages 197-207, J. MAEDA, K. ADACHI
DISCUSSION OF SESSION 20 - WIND CHARACTERISTICS: STRUCTURE AND STATISTICS (a), Pages 209-214, E.F. Bradley
SESSION 21 - INTRODUCTION TO WIND CHARACTERISTICS: STRUCTURE AND STATISTICS(b), Page 215, H.W. Teunissen, J. Wieringa, A.J. Bowen
PREDICTION METHOD FOR SURFACE WIND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION BY MEANS OF REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS ON LOCAL WIND SPEED, Pages 217-230, Shuzo Murakami, Hiromi Komine
THE INFLUENCE OF THERMAL STABILITY AND ANGLE OF INCIDENCE ON THE ACCELERATION OF WIND UP A SLOPE, Pages 231-242, E.F. BRADLEY
ESCARPMENT INDUCED FLOW PERTURBATIONS, A COMPARISON OF MEASUREMENTS AND THEORY, Pages 243-251, N.O. JENSEN
DISCUSSION OF SESSION 21 - WIND CHARACTERISTICS: STRUCTURE AND STATISTICS (b), Pages 253-255, A.J. Bowen
SESSION 22 - INTRODUCTION TO WIND CHARACTERISTICS: FLOW OVER HILLS AND RIDGES, Page 257, H.A. Panofsky, N.O. Jensen, P.S. Jackson
THE PREDICTION OF MEAN WIND SPEEDS ABOVE SIMPLE 2D HILL SHAPES, Pages 259-270, A.J. BOWEN
WIND-TUNNEL AND FULL-SCALE COMPARISONS OF MEAN WIND FLOW OVER AN ISOLATED LOW HILL, Pages 271-286, H.W. TEUNISSEN
WIND SHEAR MEASUREMENTS AND SYNOPTIC WEATHER CATEGORIES FOR SITING LARGE WIND TURBINES, Pages 287-297, R.H. KIRCHHOFF, F.C. KAMINSKY
DISCUSSION OF SESSION 22 - WIND CHARACTERISTICS: FLOW OVER HILLS AND RIDGES, Pages 299-301, P.S. Jackson
SESSION 23 - INTRODUCTION TO WIND POWER SYSTEMS (a), Page 303, R.E. Chilcott, R.G.J. Flay, A. Laneville
DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MONO WIND TURBINE, Pages 305-315, J.P. BAIRD
MINIMUM INDUCED LOSS WINDMILLS AND PROPELLERS, Pages 317-327, E. Eugene Larrabee, Susan E. French
THE AERODYNAMICS AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES, Pages 329-340, R.H. MILLER
DISCUSSION OF SESSION 23 - WIND POWER SYSTEMS, Pages 341-343, A. Laneville Associate Professor
SESSION 24 - INTRODUCTION TO WIND POWER SYSTEMS (c), Page 345, R.L. Wardlaw, G.I. Fekete, G.T. Ward
ACTUATOR-DISC THEORY FOR VERTICAL-AXIS WIND TURBINES, Pages 347-355, B.G. NEWMAN
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON GYROMILL TYPE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE USING A SAILWING, Pages 357-368, H. MURAI, S. MARUYAMA, M. TSUKUI
FEATURES TO AID OR ENABLE SELF STARTING OF FIXED PITCH LOW SOLIDITY VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES, Pages 369-380, J.R. BAKER
THE AERODYNAMIC FORCES FOR A DARRIEUS ROTOR WITH STRAIGHT BLADES: WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS, Pages 381-388, P. VITTECOQ, A. LANEVILLE
DISCUSSION OF SESSION 24 - WIND POWER SYSTEMS, Pages 389-393, G.T. Ward
APPENDIX 1 - MINUTES OF IAWE STEERING COMMITTEE, GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, Pages 395-398
APPENDIX 2 - CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, Page 399
APPENDIX 3 - List of Delegates attending the Sixth International Conference on Wind Engineering, Pages 401-410
Author Index Volumes 13, 14 and 15 (1983), Pages 411-416