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2.4 Height distribution factor sensitivityIn the follow<strong>in</strong>g paragraph the sensitivity <strong>of</strong> the results to the height distributionfactor has been studied for a high roughness value (R=0.6). After hav<strong>in</strong>g establishedthe <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> the vertical cell number, the boundary layer thickness discretizationhas been left at the default value (20 cells). Then, two series <strong>of</strong> simulations havebeen run: the first one studies the <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>of</strong> the heightdistribution factor, from the default value to 0.4; the second one studies thereduction from the default value to 0.01. The vertical pr<strong>of</strong>iles have been extracted atthe <strong>in</strong>let and at the outlet <strong>of</strong> the geometrical model and the results are shown <strong>in</strong> thefigures 2.5 and 2.6.Figure 2.5: Vertical pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>in</strong> stations 1 and 4 for R=0.6 , <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g the height distribution factor.Figure 2.6: Vertical pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>in</strong> stations 1 and 4 for R=0.6 and decreas<strong>in</strong>g the height distribution factor.20

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