Companion crops alter olfactory responses of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and its larval endoparasitoid (Cotesia icipe) by Emmanuel Peter, Amanuel Tamiru, Subramanian Sevgan, Thomas Dubois, Segenet Kelemu, Kerstin Kruger, Baldwyn Torto, Abdullahi Yusuf

“…However, in the multiple-choice bioassays, significantly fewer eggs were laid on maize when companion plants were present except cassava. While wind tunnel bioassays confirmed the differential behavioural responses of FAW, we found that its larval endoparasitoid C. icipe was attracted to volatiles from the companion plants tested individually and/or when they were combined with maize. …”
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Digestate Application Methods and Rates with Regard to Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Crop Conditions by Jaroslav Korba, Petr Šařec, Václav Novák, Pavel Brož, Antonín Dolan, Martin Dědina

“…The fluxes, i.e., methane (CH₄), ammonia, and carbon dioxide (CO₂), were monitored using the wind tunnel method. Crop growth and potential nutrient utilization by silage maize were assessed through stand condition monitoring by the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) using remote sensing. …”
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Sectional Leading Edge Vortex Lift and Drag Coefficients of Autorotating Samaras by Byung Kwon Jung, Djamel Rezgui

“…Subsequently, a numerical Blade Element-Momentum model (BEM) of the autorotating samara encompassing different lift profiles was developed and validated against a comprehensive set of samara flight data, which were measured from wind tunnel experiments conducted at the University of Bristol for three different Sycamores. …”
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Wind Turbulence Statistics of the Atmospheric Inertial Sublayer under Near-Neutral Conditions by Eslam Reda Lotfy, Zambri Harun

“…The mean windward velocity profile is described comprehensively by the Monin–Obukhov similarity theory, which is equivalent to the logarithmic law of the wall in the wind tunnel boundary layer. Similar logarithmic relations have been recently proposed to correlate turbulent velocity variances with height based on Townsend’s attached-eddy theory. …”
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Experimental research of single - rotor helicopter unintentional yaw rotation by V. V. Efimov, V. A. Ivchin, O. E. Chernigin, K. O. Chernigin

“…In regards to this fact the decision to carry out a series of wind tunnel experiments using helicopter model and propeller was taken. …”
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Limiting Wind-Induced Resuspension of Radioactively Contaminated Particles to Enhance First Responder, Early Phase Worker and Public Safety—Part 1 by Hadas Raveh-Amit, Avi Sharon, Itzhak Katra, Terry Stilman, Shannon Serre, John Archer, Matthew Magnuson

“…Two and six weeks post-treatment, resuspension was examined by inducing wind-driven resuspension and quantitatively measuring particle emission from the soils using a boundary-layer wind tunnel system. Experiments were conducted under typical wind velocities of this region. …”
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Design and Development of a Wind Turbine with Flanged Diffuser Operating in Low Wind Speed Regime by Ekpenyong Udofia, Aniekan Ikpe, Victor Udoh

“…In this paper, the performance characteristics of a fabricated horizontal axis wind turbine with and without flanged diffusers were studied using wind tunnel experiment. Measurements of global parameters (power, torque, rotational speed efficiency, etc.) were carried out at wind speed regime between 3-7 m/s. …”
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Numerical Simulation on Wind Speed Amplification of High-Rise Buildings with Openings by Ziqi Gu, Fubin Chen, Yuzhe Zhu, Yu Mei, Zhanli Wang, Linfeng Xu, Yi Li

“…Firstly, the inflow turbulence synthesis method and parameter settings for LES were verified by comparing the simulation results of standard square cylinders with those of wind tunnel experiments, and the optimal boundary conditions were determined. …”
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Wind Effects on Re-Entrant Wing Faces of Plus Plan-Shaped Building by Arun Kumar, Rahul Kumar Meena, Ritu Raj, Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Jamal M. Khatib

“…Building dimensions are scaled down as per the ASCE wind tunnel test manual, and the length scale is kept at 1:100 for CFD investigation. …”
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OVLI-TA: An Unmanned Aerial System for Measuring Profiles and Turbulence in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Sara Alaoui-Sosse, Pierre Durand, Patrice Medina, Philippe Pastor, Marie Lothon, Iuri Cernov

“…OVLI-TA is capable of profiling wind speed, wind direction, temperature, and humidity up to 1 km altitude, in addition to measuring turbulence. After wind tunnel calibrations, flight tests were conducted in March 2016 in Lannemezan (France), where there is a 60-m tower equipped with turbulence sensors. …”
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Research on the Methods for Obtaining Droplet Impingement Characteristics in the Lagrangian Framework by Xiaobin Shen, Chunhua Xiao, Yijun Ning, Huanfa Wang, Guiping Lin, Liangquan Wang

“…Then, these three methods are applied to obtain the results for water droplet trajectories and the collection efficiency of an S-shaped duct, a 2D engine cone section and an icing wind tunnel. The results show that the distributions of water droplet collection efficiency obtained by the three methods are consistent and the three methods are all feasible when the water droplets do not overlap or cross before hitting the aircraft surfaces. …”
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Correlation between Density of Reentry Plasma and Frequency of Attenuated Electromagnetic Signals Based on Laboratory Measurements by Gi-Won Shin, Jae-Hyeon Kim, Sun-Hee Lee, In-Young Bang, Ji-Hwan Kim, Yeon-Soo Park, Hee-Tae Kwon, Woo-Jae Kim, Gi-Ching Kwon

“…Alternatively, an experiment in a large-scale plasma wind tunnel would be necessary. Unfortunately, these experiments would be extremely costly. …”
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Experimental investigation of the film cooling performance by triangular-shaped thin plates on inclined cylindrical holes by Jaemun Choi, Jaehun Choi, Hwabhin Kwon, Hoyong Jang, Heesung Park, Heesung Park

“…A multiple row of cylindrical holes at the flat surface was considered by inclining the holes at 35° along the streamwise direction. A low-speed wind tunnel with the main flow speed of 10 m/s was devised to create a cross flow at a Reynolds number of 196,167 and five blowing ratios of 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, and 2. …”
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Study on the Influence of Coil Arrangement on the Output Characteristics of Electromagnetic Galloping Energy Harvester by Lei Xiong, Shiqiao Gao, Lei Jin, Yaoqiang Sun, Xueda Du, Feng Liu

“…Additionally, it conducts wind tunnel tests and analyzes the obtained results. …”
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Numerical investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of naca 23112 using passive flow control technique – gurney flaps by Vandan Chinnappa,   Srinivas G

“…The CFD process also allows testing at conditions that might otherwise be impractical to test in wind tunnels. The workflow comprised a review of literature, validation of solver settings, preparation and testing of the model, extraction of results and analysis of results. …”
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Correction of Field-Measured Wind Speed Affected by Deterministic Interference Factors by Jing Duan, Xingyu Chen, Zhuangning Xie, Lele Zhang

“…Therefore, the original measured data should be corrected in a targeted manner. Wind tunnel tests (WTT) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation methods are used to study the local wind environment characteristics of observation sites in Noi Ling Ding Island (NLDI) and Ping An International Financial Center (PAFC) in the Shenzhen area. …”
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Aerodynamic Performance Analysis of Adaptive Drag-Lift Hybrid Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine by Qiang Gao, Shuai Lian, Hongwei Yan

“…In order to better analyze the advantages of the drag-lift hybrid design proposed in this paper, a wind tunnel test was also carried out using the physical model, and the relationship between the leaf tip speed ratio and the wind energy utilization rate was obtained, which intuitively showed the improvement of the wind energy utilization rate of the drag-lift hybrid design compared with the traditional lift blade.…”
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The Hydrodynamic Evolution of Binary Black Holes Embedded within the Vertically Stratified Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei by Nicholas Kaaz, Sophie Lund Schrøder, Jeff J. Andrews, Andrea Antoni, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

“…We model the local surroundings of the embedded BBHs using a wind tunnel formalism and characterize different accretion regimes based on the local properties of the disk. …”
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Unsteady Aerodynamic Lift Force on a Pitching Wing: Experimental Measurement and Data Processing by Péter Zoltán Csurcsia, Muhammad Faheem Siddiqui, Mark Charles Runacres, Tim De Troyer

“…This work discusses the experimental challenges and processing of unsteady experiments for a pitching wing in the low-speed wind tunnel of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The setup used for unsteady experiments consisted of two independent devices: (a) a position control device to steer the pitch angle of the wing, and (b) a pressure measurement device to measure the aerodynamic loads. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Shear Adhesion Strength of Ice on PTFE Solid Lubricant by Emad Farahani, Andre C. Liberati, Christian Moreau, Ali Dolatabadi, Pantcho Stoyanov

“…This study aims to qualitatively evaluate the icephobicity performance of a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) solid lubricant film, as an environmentally friendly solution, with a custom-built push-off test device in different icing conditions utilizing a wind tunnel. The ice-adhesion reduction factor (ARF) of the film has been assessed in comparison to a bare aluminium substrate (Al 6061). …”
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