We are happy to announce a Benchmark on the Aerodynamics of a Rectangular 5:1 Cylinder (BARC), launched with the support of ANIV (Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria del Vento), IAWE (International Association for Wind Engineering) and ERCOFTAC (European Research Community On Flow, Turbulence And Combustion). BARC addresses the high Reynolds number, external, unsteady flow around a stationary, sharp-edged rectangular cylinder, and the associated aerodynamic actions. The breadth (B) to depth (D) ratio is set equal to 5. Given the possible interest of both Research Institutions and Industries operating in different fields of Engineering, using both computational and experimental tools, BARC addresses both the numerical and experimental approaches. Additional information and details can be found in the BARC website (see the link below).
The Organizing Committee:
Gianni BARTOLI (University of Florence), Luca BRUNO, (Politecnico di Torino), Guido BURESTI (University of Pisa), Francesco RICCIARDELLI (University of Reggio Calabria), Maria Vittoria SALVETTI (University of Pisa), Alberto ZASSO (Politecnico di Milano)