CLIMAtic investigation of THUNDERstorm winds

In the framework of the EU Project ERIES : Engineering research Infrastrucures for European Synergies, an experimental campaign was carried out at the Jules Verne Climatic Wind Tunnel Thermal Unit SC2 at the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB) in Nantes, France. The aim of the experimental activity was to assess the geometric and dynamics characteristics of downburst like impinging jet winds by varying the temperature difference ∆ T between the impinging jet flow and the calm surrounding environment. This could be realized at large geometric scales and Reynolds number thanks to the large. The projet associated University of Genoa, Italy and Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment, Nantes, France. Contact persons : Federico Canepa [e-mail], Anthony Guibert, [e-mail]