AN APPLICATION OF LARGE EDDY SIMULATION (LES) IN THE WIND MITIGATION OF HIGH

PRECISION INTERFEROMETRIC OPTICAL TESTING STRUCTURES

ABSTRACT
The project will mainly focus on wind flow dynamics in the complex terrain boundary layer, in particular the
interaction of flows of different scales and different directions at the location. We also focus on the synoptic
wind flow interactions with the mono and two-mountain system under neutral and stratified flow conditions.
Wind induced aerodynamic loads and hence induced vibrations in the structure of highly sensitive
instrumentation viz. LIGO the most appropriate and a better computational method like large-eddy simulation
(LES) and direct numerical simulation (DNS). Such schemes are more suitable to numerically simulate unsteady
flow phenomena to obtain accurate numerical results. The LES is acceptable with regards to applications like
wind load estimations because its computational power and memory requirements are comparatively sensible.
The present task is allowed to be carried off to find out the discusses the usefulness of LES to estimate the wind
loads underneath the plateau conditions of Hingoli which help in knowing the ramifications of wind loads on the
super sensitive high precision optical instrumentation loaded structures that will be made for (InDIGO) a LiGO
project of India. This project proposes a procedure for predicting the wind loads on the structures that contain the
high precision Interferometric optical instrumentation of Laser Interferometric gravitational wave observatory
planned in the Hingoli district, Maharashtra, India.

LES is absolutely capable of providing accurate predictions comparable to wind tunnel data which can
be experimental. Reduction in CPU time and price and improvement that is innovative of algorithms are
expected to solve the problem of time and price. It could be much interesting to develop a mathematical model
that is quite suitable to attack by numerical scheme like LES in the wind mitigation of highly sophisticated and
high sensitive instrumentation and experimental setup like that of InDIGO . The advanced numerical techniques
which takes in lot of memory and computational time like direct numerical simulation (DNS) or large eddy
simulation (LES) though expensive provides more valid and hence highly adaptable system of mathematical
model to understand the physics of wind flow over terrain and open fields and interference or load it exerts on
the structures otherwise need to be insanely accurate LES would work for wind mitigation kind of engineering
applications because its suitability and high computational power this is really computational and requirements
are reasonable. The analysis that is current the applicability of LES an array of issues such as wind mitigating
structures and forecast of wind loads that might affect the structurally vibrations and more over it predicts tha
right estimation of turbulence in the gusts and frequency modulation of structures due to wind loads and also
atmospheric diffusion. However, when contemplating the complexity of actual conditions although the wind it
really is natural; LES is actually a computer device that is solid turbulent flow analysis into the computational
fluid dynamics. Growth of a mathematical model that is more appropriate and numerically better enabled such as
LES should predict wind/gust flow around structures very near the actual figures. Therefore, the practical usage
of LES in wind engineering is strongly suggested. We converse about the applicability of LES to wind-resistant
design of these structures where in fact the super sensitive and crucially critical optical instrumentation is
positioned. The wind velocity and its affect on the terrain or ground surface and its roughness are actually
inevitable ingredients for projects like Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in India.
Moreover the atmospheric momentum dispersion and diffusion of heat in the areas like Hingoli is also very
significant. If the current state and potential for the application of LES for the wind mitigation is examined to
estimate the wind or such natural phenomena either full or scaled it has been implemented by many for such
applications sometimes the results are better than the wind tunnel test data.

In the initial attempt the approximate two dimensional flow is modeled which is expected to give the
basic results and will be taken as an input for 3D natural flows, but the idealized flow model will be developed at
the location offers unique opportunities for other scientists working on the project to work synergistically with
numerical and laboratory modelers. The prediction of wind velocity are usually affected by terrain or ground
surface conditions and estimation of turbulence structures and atmospheric diffusion in the region like Hingoli.
The numerical validation has to be performed mainly when comparing to experimental data taken on location,
however an example wind tunnel test outcomes are compared therefore the primary results will soon be
validated. It is actually made categorically clear that by thinking about the complexity of actual conditions
despite the fact that natural wind environment, direct comparison with full-scale measurements is essential in at
the very few cases to verify the effectiveness of LES model and its computational capabilities.