WindStation is a software tool for the simulation of wind flow over complex topography. This is diagnostic simulator that solves the full 3D Navier-Stokes equations using a boundary-fitted coordinate system. The software is a Windows application based on a user-friendly graphical interface.

Physical simulation:

· Air flow is described with the full 3D Navier-Stokes equations

· Turbulence is simulated with the k-e model

· Terrain roughness is taken into account through the ground shear stress modelling

· Atmospheric stability is modelled by solving the energy equation

Main input data:

· Terrain elevation data in ASCII ArcView grid file format

· Terrain roughness data in ASCII ArcView grid file format (optional)

· Wind speed and wind direction at punctual locations (meteorological stations readings, for instantce) or, optionally, a vertical profile of wind speed, wind direction and turbulence quantities

Post-processing:

· Terrain elevation and /or terrain roughness visualization

· Wind field representation at a specified height from ground level, using vectorial display or colour contour display

· Visualization in the vertical plane

· Data export into text files for the whole 3D computed field or at selected locations

Platform:Windows2000, Windows2003, WinXP, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64

System Requirements: There is no specific requirements