%0 Journal Article %A M. Raciti Castelli and S. Toniato and E. Benini %D 2012 %J International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 63, 2012 %T Numerical Simulation of the Aerodynamic Loads acting on top of the SMART Centre for PV Applications %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10872 %V 63 %X The flow filed around a flatted-roof compound has been investigated by means of 2D and 3D numerical simulations. A constant wind velocity profile, based both on the maximum reference wind speed in the building site (peak gust speed worked out for a 50- year return period) and on the local roughness coefficient, has been simulated in order to determine the wind-induced loads on top of the roof. After determining the influence of the incoming wind directions on the induced roof loads, a 2D analysis of the most severe load condition has been performed, achieving a numerical quantification of the expected wind-induced forces on the PV panels on top of the roof. %P 725 - 730