Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Wet Snow Accumulation on Inclined Cylindrical Surfaces

Table 2

Comparison of the maximum snow thickness obtained from the experiments and simulations for different events.

	Event 1			Event 2		Event 3		Event 4						Event 5
Density (kg/m^3)	116.4			86.6		67.8		79.7						44.6
Real time	10:10	11:10	12:10	7	8	8:40	9:40	3:40	4:40	5:40	6:40	7:40	8:40	23:10
Temperature (°)	−1.78	−1.78	−1.31	−0.31	−0.14	−7.4	−7.1	−0.5	−0.9	−0.9	−1	−1.7	−2	−0.2
Thickness (mm)	6.41	14.85	17.85	13.33	27.67	13.09	13.62	15.56	21.62	23.44	31.62	35.05	44.7	29
Simulation results
Thickness (mm)	9.9	17	17.67	14.33	25.67	10.33	14.33	16.00	20.67	22.67	24.67	32.33	49.00	31.33
Outdoor measurements
Error (%)	35	12	1	6	7	20	−5	2	4	3	28	8	8	7