Research Article

Experimental and Theoretical Study of Internal Pressure Loads on Boundary Walls under Gusty Wind Conditions

Table 1

Experimental setup.

Experimental setup parametersValues

Reservoir’s volume, 0.022 m3, 0.011 m3, 0.0062 m3, 0.0033 m3, and 0.0016 m3
Vent hole radius, 0.5 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.5 mm, 5 mm, 7 mm, 9 mm, 10 mm, 11 mm, and 12.5 mm
Nominal gust frequency, 2.4 Hz, 4.0 Hz, 6.0 Hz, and 7.7 Hz
Fan rotational speed, 40 Hz (i.e., to 6 m/s)
Length of the gate chord, 380 mm