Effects of surface roughness on rotating cylinder and magnus wind turbine in low wind speed conditions by Marzuki, Omar Faruqi

“…All experiments were carried out in a wind tunnel. The proof on concept experiment showed that rotating cylinder produced higher lift force compared to the airfoil under similar condition. …”
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Study Of Aerodynamic Performances Of Gliders Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis by Mustapa, Nabila

“…The computational results will be compared with the wind tunnel experiment data to obtain the validation of the simulation.…”
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Experimental and simulation analysis for performance enhancement of elliptical savonius wind turbine by modifying blade shapes by Abdul Ridha, Salih Meri

“…Models were tested by the wind tunnel in Aerodynamic laboratory (UTHM) with four cases of wind velocity. 2D simulation result for Model-A at OR= 0.2, where the increase in maximum power coefficient value obtained was 3.85% and 7.69% compared to overlap ratio (0.15 and 0.1), respectively. …”
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Experimental and simulation study of a diffuser augmented wind turbine to enhance the performance by modifying diffuser and rotor by Jabbar, Balasem Abdulameer

“…The simulation study was performed using 3-D CFD models based on the SST k-ω turbulence model using ANSYS 19.1, while the experimental study was conducted in an open-loop wind tunnel. The performance evaluations of the models were established in terms of power, torque and aerodynamics coefficient which were power coefficient and torque coefficient. …”
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Experimental and simulation study on the effect of geometrical and flow parameters for combined-hole film cooling by Hassan, Haswira

“…Meanwhile, the experimental approach makes used of open end wind tunnel and the temperature distributions were measured by using infrared thermography camera. …”
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Influences of external store on aerodynamic performance of UTM-LST generic light aircraft model by Manaf, M. Z. A., Mat, S., Mansor, S., Nasir, M. N., Lazim, T. M., Ali, W. K. W., Omar, W. Z. W., Ali, Z. M., Abdullatif, A., Wahid, M. A., Dahalan, M. N., Othman, N.

“…An available light aircraft model of UTM Low speed wind tunnel (UTM-LST) has been modified so that a generic external store can be mounted on the lower surface of the wing. …”

A modified savonius turbine with moveable blades for higher efficiency by Abbasabadi, Reza Hassanzadeh

“…For validation purpose, the modified model was tested in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s low speed wind tunnel at different flow velocities. Important parameters such as torque, power and performance as well as the pressure distribution on the blades surfaces were measured at different angles of attack. …”
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Experimental analysis of the dynamic inflow effect due to coherent gusts by F. Berger, L. Neuhaus, D. Onnen, M. Hölling, G. Schepers, G. Schepers, M. Kühn

“…An active grid is used to impress a 1.8 m diameter model turbine with rotor uniform gusts of the wind tunnel flow. The influence attributed to the dynamic inflow effect is isolated from the comparison of two experimental cases. …”
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Mutagenesis of the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) reveals severe olfactory defects in the crop pest moth Helicoverpa armigera by Xiao-Bin Fan, Bao-Tong Mo, Guo-Cheng Li, Ling-Qiao Huang, Hao Guo, Xin-Lin Gong, Chen-Zhu Wang

“…The upwind flight behaviors toward sex pheromones of Orco −/− males were severely reduced in a wind tunnel experiment. The oviposition selectivity of Orco −/− females to the host plant (green pepper) has completely disappeared, and the chemotaxis toward green pepper was also lost in Orco −/− larvae. …”
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Research Progress on Wave-Beach-Dune Interactions by Tian Wei, Dong Yuxiang

“…Nowadays, collaborated technology and methods have been applied in studying coastal landforms through in-situ field monitoring, wind tunnel trial, 3S technologies, and numerical simulation. …”
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Effect of Porosity and Injection Ratio on the Performance of Transpiration Cooling through Gyroids by Benjamin J. Brimacombe, James A. Scobie, Joseph M. Flynn, Carl M. Sangan, Oliver J. Pountney

“…Cooling performance was measured in a small-scale wind tunnel. High-resolution Infrared Thermography was used to determine wall temperatures downstream of the porous section. …”
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Study on Parameterization of Vortex-Induced Vibration Energy Harvester in Agricultural Environment by Zhangyi Liao, Anping Xiong, Renxin Liu

“…Relevant parameters of the harvester are studied with wind tunnel experiment to improve the efficiency of energy conversation. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Design of a Piezoelectric De-Icing System for Small Rotorcraft Part 1/3: Development of a Flat Plate Numerical Model with Experiment... by Eric Villeneuve, Christophe Volat, Sebastian Ghinet

“…The objective of this research project is divided in four parts: (1) to design a piezoelectric actuator-based de-icing system integrated to a flat plate experimental setup and develop a numerical model of the system with experimental validation, (2) use the experimental setup to investigate actuator activation with frequency sweeps and transient vibration analysis, (3) add ice layer to the numerical model and predict numerically stresses for different ice breaking with experimental validation, and (4) bring the concept to a blade structure for wind tunnel testing. This paper presents the first objective of this study. …”
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QES-Plume v1.0: a Lagrangian dispersion model by F. Margairaz, B. Singh, J. A. Gibbs, L. Atwood, E. R. Pardyjak, R. Stoll

“…In addition, the model is tested against wind-tunnel data for a uniform array of cubical buildings. …”
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An Ultra-Fast TSP on a CNT Heating Layer for Unsteady Temperature and Heat Flux Measurements in Subsonic Flows by Martin Bitter, Michael Hilfer, Tobias Schubert, Christian Klein, Reinhard Niehuis

“…For the demonstration of the paint’s performance, a flat plate with a mounted cylinder was set up in the High-Speed Cascade Wind Tunnel (HGK). The test case was designed to generate vortex shedding frequencies up to 4300 Hz which were sampled using a high-speed camera at 40 kHz frame rate to resolve unsteady surface temperature fields for potential heat-transfer estimations. …”
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Impact of the train heights on the aerodynamic behaviour of a high-speed train by Kaiwen Wang, Xiaohui Xiong, Chihyung Wen, Xiaobai Li, Guang Chen, Zhengwei Chen, Mingzan Tang

“…The correctness of the numerical method has been verified by the existing wind tunnel and moving model experiments data. The aerodynamic drag, lift, slipstream, and wake flow are compared for three train heights. …”
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Investigation on the Carbonation Behavior of Alkali-Activated Pastes Served under Windy Environments by Dong Cui, Lingshu Shen, Yidong Shen, Guantong Han, Xiaoying Xie, Qianfei Cao, Jing Wang, Hao Wei, Qiannan Wang, Keren Zheng

“…In this study, a windy environment was simulated using one self-developed wind tunnel, and alkali-activated slag/fly ash paste specimens were adopted for the carbonation under variant windy environments. …”
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Studi Eksperimen Pengaruh Silinder Pengganggu Di Depan Returning Blade Turbin Angin Savonius Terhadap Performa Turbin “ Studi Kasus Untuk Rasio Diameter Silinder Pengganggu Terha... by Retno Dewi Pamungkas, Triyogi Yuwono

“…Penelitian dilakukan di dalam <em>open circuit wind tunnel,</em> dengan dimensi tes uji; panjang 457 mm, lebar 304 mm dan tinggi 304 mm. …”
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A simple method for lodging resistance evaluation of maize in the field by Jinsheng Yang, Jinsheng Yang, Xiangzeng Meng, Shuangyuan Yang, Jinzhong Yang, Zhaoxia Li, Qinglong Yang, Peifeng Zheng, Xiwen Shao, Yongjun Wang, Yongjun Wang, Lichun Wang, Lichun Wang

“…The evaluation results of lodging resistance of different varieties of this study are basically consistent with the test results of three-point bending method, moving wind tunnel and other methods. Therefore, the F45 value is the optimal index for nondestructive evaluation of maize stalk-lodging resistance under the field-planting conditions.…”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Design of a Piezoelectric De-Icing System for Small Rotorcraft Part 2/3: Investigation of Transient Vibration during Frequency Sweep... by Eric Villeneuve, Christophe Volat, Sebastian Ghinet

“…The objective of this research project is divided in four parts: (1) to design a piezoelectric actuator based de-icing system integrated to a flat plate experimental setup, develop a numerical model of the system and validate experimentally; (2) use the experimental setup to investigate actuator activation with frequency sweeps and transient vibration analysis; (3) add an ice layer to the numerical model, predict numerically stresses at ice breaking and validate experimentally; and (4) implement the concept to a blade structure for wind tunnel testing. This paper presents the second objective of this study, in which the experimental setup designed in the first phase of the project is used to study transient vibration occurring during frequency sweeps. …”
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