Wind tunnel study of airflow recovery on the lee side of single plants

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 263; pp. 362 - 372
• Main Authors: Cheng, Hong, Zhang, Kaidi, Liu, Chenchen, Zou, Xueyong, Kang, Liqiang, Chen, Tianle, He, Weiwei, Fang, Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.12.2018
• Subjects: air flow; Airflow recovery; equations; porosity; sand; Shear velocity; Single plant; soil erosion; statistical analysis; Turbulence intensity; turbulent flow; wind speed; Wind tunnel; wind tunnels; Single plant; Wind tunnel; Turbulence intensity; Shear velocity; Airflow recovery

•Airflow fields simulation in the lee side of plants with different characteristics.•A new model of the airflow recovery in the lee side of plants.•The parameters for the new model determined by plant characteristics parameters. Plants play an important role on reducing the soil erosion rate and pre...