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Information-Driven Gas Distribution Mapping for Autonomous Mobile Robots
Published 2023-06-01“…Finally, we report various simulation experiments to evaluate our proposal against a computer-generated fluid dynamics ground truth, as well as physical experiments in a wind tunnel.…”
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The push–pull intercrop Desmodium does not repel, but intercepts and kills pests
Published 2024-03-01“…Furthermore, in oviposition choice tests in a wind tunnel, maize with or without an odor background of Desmodium was equally attractive for the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda. …”
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An Evaluation of Inflow Profiles for CFD Modeling of Neutral ABL and Turbulent Airflow over a Hill Model
Published 2023-05-01“…This study compares the results with the CRIACIV (Inter-University Research Centre on Building Aerodynamics and Wind Engineering) boundary layer wind tunnel experimental data, showing that the inflow profiles and the presence of topographic complex have a significant impact on air velocity, turbulent kinetic energy and turbulence intensity in the x-direction. …”
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Investigation and Optimisation of High-Lift Airfoils for Airborne Wind Energy Systems at High Reynolds Numbers
Published 2023-06-01“…The <i>k</i>-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>ω</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>S</mi><mi>S</mi><mi>T</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>γ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi><msub><mi>e</mi><mi>θ</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> model proved to be most suitable for the geometries investigated. Wind tunnel experiments were conducted with high aspect ratio model airfoils, using a novel structural design, relying mostly on 3D-printed airfoil segments. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from laboratory-scale fires in wildland fuels depend on fire spread mode and phase of combustion
Published 2015-05-01“…Free-burning experimental fires were conducted in a wind tunnel to explore the role of ignition type and thus fire spread mode on the resulting emissions profile from combustion of fine (< 6 mm in diameter) Eucalyptus litter fuels. …”
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Experimental study on the optimal performance of gas turbine (GT) inlet air filtration system for offshore application
Published 2023-10-01“…Different filtration configurations were set up in a wind tunnel under simulated offshore environmental settings. …”
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Assessment of a Hybrid Eulerian–Lagrangian CFD Solver for Wind Turbine Applications and Comparison with the New MEXICO Experiment
Published 2022-09-01“…In this paper, the hybrid Lagrangian–Eulerian solver HoPFlow is presented and evaluated against wind tunnel measurements from the New MEXICO experiment. …”
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Numerical Study of a Novel Concept for Manufacturing Savonius Turbines with Twisted Blades
Published 2020-04-01“…This model is validated using wind tunnel measurements of the power (<inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msub> <mi>C</mi> <mi>P</mi> </msub> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>) and torque (<inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msub> <mi>C</mi> <mi>M</mi> </msub> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>) coefficients from a straight blade Savonius turbine. …”
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Long Short-Term Memory Network for Predicting Wind-Induced Vibration Response of Lightning Rod Structures
Published 2023-05-01“…The traditional methods for this response, including observation and simulation, focus on structural health monitoring (SHM), wind tunnel tests (WTTs), or fluid–structure interaction (FSI) simulations. …”
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Numerical Study of the Flow Characteristics of Downburst-like Wind over the 3D Hill Using Different Turbulence Models
Published 2023-06-01“…The simulated values of average and transient winds were compared with wind tunnel test data, and the flow characteristics at different moments under a downburst were analyzed. …”
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Numerical study of the influence of dome shape on the unsteady aerodynamic performance of a high-speed train's pantograph subjected to crosswind
Published 2023-02-01“…The accuracy of the numerical method was validated by comparing a few of the numerical results with the wind tunnel test results, and high consistency was observed. …”
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Microclimate Thermal Control for Open-Air Areas
Published 2024-05-01“…In this project the air conditioning of an external open area will be studied. Wind tunnel with two air flows at different temperatures, relative humilities, angle of attach and velocities will be constructed. …”
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How Ram Pressure Drives Radial Gas Motions in the Surviving Disk
Published 2023-01-01“…We investigate this topic using a suite of wind-tunnel hydrodynamical simulations of a massive M _star = 10 ^11 M _⊙ disk galaxy with 39 pc resolution and including star formation and stellar feedback. …”
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β-caryophyllene as an attractant for the cacao mirid bug, Helopeltis bakeri Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae), and chemodiversity of its host plant volatiles
Published 2023-05-01“…Comparison of volatiles revealed that β-caryophyllene was present in all host plants. Using a wind tunnel, an impregnated lure containing 90 µg β-caryophyllene showed the highest attraction to adult H. bakeri. …”
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On the anti-rolling performance of a train using a vortex generator array
Published 2023-12-01“…The numerical method is validated by reproducing wind tunnel test results. The study results reveal that VGs are capable of reducing the rolling moment coefficient around the leeward rail of a train by about 5% ∼ 15% while keeping the drag of the train still lower than its operational drag without crosswind. …”
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Airflow Field Around <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> in Alpine Semi-Arid Desert
Published 2020-05-01“…The research on wind regimes and the wind protection mechanism of sand-fixing plants has mainly relied on wind tunnel experiments; few observations have been made in the field. …”
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The Effects of Wind Erosion Depending on Cropping System and Tillage Method in a Semi-Arid Region
Published 2020-05-01“…To understand the effects of cropping systems and tillage methods on the reduction of soil wind erosion, wind tunnel investigations were performed on soil samples from an irrigated field in an experiment conducted in semi-arid northwestern China in 2016–2018. …”
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Icephobic and Anticorrosion Coatings Deposited by Electrospinning on Aluminum Alloys for Aerospace Applications
Published 2021-11-01“…In addition, once the best coating was selected, centrifugal ice adhesion tests (CAT) were carried out for two types of icing conditions (glaze and rime) simulated in an ice wind tunnel (IWT) on both as-deposited and liquid-infused coatings (SLIPs). …”
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Convective Heat Transfer Enhancement through Laser-Etched Heat Sinks: Elliptic Scale-Roughened and Cones Patterns
Published 2020-03-01“…Here, the thermal performance of these laser-etched devices is experimentally assessed by means of a wind tunnel in a fully turbulent regime. At the highest Reynolds number tested in the experiments (<inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mrow> <mi>R</mi> <msub> <mi>e</mi> <mi>L</mi> </msub> <mo>≈</mo> <mn>16</mn> <mo>,</mo> <mn>500</mn> </mrow> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>), elliptic scale-roughened surfaces show thermal transmittances improved by up to 81% with respect to heat sinks with flat surface. …”
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Experimental Study of Particle Transport and Deposition Distribution over Complex Terrains Based on Spherical Alumina
Published 2023-11-01“…In an effort to investigate the deposition characteristics of particles over complex terrain, a series of experiments were conducted in a multifunctional environmental wind tunnel. The results show that the wind speed directly above the top of the mild slope model is significantly greater than that in the steep slope model, which indicates that a steep slope has a greater blocking effect on wind fields. …”
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