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Figure 3.8: Different growth <strong>of</strong> the boundary layer thickness at the outlet position.3.3 Sensitivity to the first cell heightThe model described <strong>in</strong> figure 3.1 with a roughness value equal to 0,01 m has beenstudied <strong>in</strong> order to understand the <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> the vertical discretization. Thenumber <strong>of</strong> cells has been fixed to 20, but the value <strong>of</strong> the height distribution factorhas been changed from the default value 0,1 to lower values, that means the height<strong>of</strong> the first cell attached to the ground is reach<strong>in</strong>g lower values.The follow<strong>in</strong>g pictures show the velocity pr<strong>of</strong>iles while the height <strong>of</strong> the first cell ischang<strong>in</strong>g.Figure 3.8: Influence <strong>of</strong> the height distribution factor variation <strong>in</strong> stations 3 and 6.33

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