Measurements of the Aerodynamic Normal Forces on a 12-kW Straight-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine by Eduard Dyachuk, Morgan Rossander, Anders Goude, Hans Bernhoff

“…The data obtained from wind tunnels or towing tanks can be used, but have limited applicability when designing large-scale VAWTs. …”
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DESIGN, AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A RADIO-CONTROLLED AIRPLANE by Dragos Andrei POPICA, Sebastian-Marian ZAHARIA

“…At the end it can be stated that the thermoplastic extrusion process can be successfully used for the manufacture of radio-controlled model airplane or scale model airplane for the purpose of determining aerodynamic performance and conducting tests in wind tunnels or during flight. …”
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System study of an integrated facility with arc-jet and expansion tube for hypervelocity testing with ablating spacecraft models by Chang, EWK, Hermann, T

“…However, existing hypersonic facilities can only partially replicate some aspects of this complex environment. Plasma wind tunnels can generate continuous high-enthalpy flow, but challenges arise in achieving aerodynamic similarity. …”

Test and fabrication of piezoresistive sensors for contact pressure measurement by Diego Andrés Valle-Lopera, Andrés Felipe Castaño-Franco, Jonathan Gallego-Londoño, Alher Mauricio Hernández-Valdivieso

“…They are used in characterization of vehicle tires, bearings, wind tunnels, prosthesis design, ergonomic analysis among other areas. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Effects ofWinglets on the Wake and Performance of a ModelWind Turbine by Nicolas Tobin, Ali M. Hamed, Leonardo P. Chamorro

“…Wind tunnel experiments were performed to investigate the effects of downstream-facing winglets on the wake dynamics, power and thrust of a model wind turbine. …”
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Integrating a computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization with a 3D virtual walkthrough - a case study of Putrajaya by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ali, Maisarah, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Ibrahim, Mansor

“…This includes the investigation of the occurrence of wind-tunneling phenomena linked to pedestrian discomfort. …”
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Development of a 3D-printed device evaluating the aerodynamic performance of rotary wings by Keiichiro TAKATO, Susumu SHIRAYAMA

“…We consider it likely that our proposed device will be useful for various drone-related applications in addition to facilitating drone development because it is inexpensive to produce and can eliminate the need for large expensive laboratory equipment such as wind tunnels when performing flight characteristic evaluations. …”
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Investigation of Physics-Informed Neural Networks to Reconstruct a Flow Field with High Resolution by Zhou Yang, Yuwang Xu, Jionglin Jing, Xuepeng Fu, Bofu Wang, Haojie Ren, Mengmeng Zhang, Tongxiao Sun

“…However, the flow fields measured using PIV in water tanks or wind tunnels always have low resolution; hence, it is difficult to accurately reveal the mechanics behind the complex phenomena sometimes observed. …”
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Effect of Turbine Blades Transformation on Savonius Turbine Performance by Muhammad Iyas Abdul Alim, Syamsul Hadi, Dominicus Danardono Dwi Priha Tjahjana

“…Experiments were carried out using wind tunnels with load variations at 5, 6, and 7 m/s speed variations. …”
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Investigation of Surface Roughness on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Missiles by Saeed Daneshmand

“…Aerodynamic tests usually requires one or several models for testing in wind tunnels and these models typically have particular complexities in which necessitates different techniques such as machining, casting or rapid prototyping in order to manufacture them; However, these techniques imply certain advantages and disadvantages. …”
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A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application by Burchill W., Lanigan G.J., Forrestal P.J., Reville F., Misselbrook T., Richards K.G.

“…The study was conducted on a lysimeter unit and NH3 emissions were measured, using wind tunnels, from six different soil types with varying soil characteristics following urea fertiliser application (80 kg N/ha). …”
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Active Air Injection Control to Enhance Performance of Hollow-bladed Axial Fan: A Numerical Study by A. Bouanik, T. Azzam, N. Abbasnezhad, A. Larabi, M. Mekadem, F. Bakir

“…Nowadays, axial fans participate in the most important areas of industry and research, including aviation, navy, wind tunnels, cooling towers, and even automobiles. Thus, more emphasis has been placed on improving their aerodynamic performances. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Chemical Reaction on Faraday MHD Accelerator by Yingke Liao, Guiping Zhu, Guang Wang, Jie Wang, Yanchao Ding

“…As the carrier of this technology, the MHD accelerator has enormous potential for applications in hypersonic wind tunnels, supersonic ramjet engines, and deep space propulsion. …”
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NUMERICAL MODELLING OF SNOW DEPOSITS AND SNOW TRANSPORT ON LONG-SPAN ROOFS FOR STEADY AND UNSTEADY FLOW by Nikita Britikov

“…The calculation of snow loads on long-span roofs is a complex problem, solving which often involves deviating from the building code recommendations. Experiments in wind tunnels, although widely used, do not allow reproducing the full-scale effects of all snow accumulation processes. …”
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Experimental investigation of homogeneous nucleation of water in various gases using an expansion chamber by Lukianova Tetiana, Lukianov Mykola, Hrubý Jan

“…The control of nucleation in devices such as turbines, rocket and jet engines, wind tunnels, and combustion processes is key to achieving efficient, ecologically sound operation. …”
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Performance of chicks subjected to thermal challenge by Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz, Tadayuki Yanagi Junior, Renato Ribeiro de Lima, Gabriel Araújo e Silva Ferraz, Hongwei Xin

“…The experiment was carried out in four identical environmentally-controlled wind tunnels. Data on body mass (BM), feed intake (FI), and water intake (WI), all in grams, were monitored daily; and body weight gain (BWG), in grams, and feed conversion (FC) were also calculated. …”
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Digital Control Analysis and Design of a Field-Sensed Magnetic Suspension System by Jen-Hsing Li, Juing-Shian Chiou

“…Magnetic suspension systems are mechatronic systems and crucial in several engineering applications, such as the levitation of high-speed trains, frictionless bearings, and wind tunnels. Magnetic suspension systems are nonlinear and unstable systems; therefore, they are suitable educational benchmarks for testing various modeling and control methods. …”
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CLOACAL AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF BROILERS SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESS by Lucas H. P. Abreu, Tadayuki Yanagi Junior, Alessandro T. Campos, Marcelo Bahuti, Édison J. Fassani

“…The experiment was carried out in four climate-controlled wind tunnels. Air relative humidity and air velocity were set at 60% and 0.2 m s-1, respectively. …”
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Hypersonic boundary layers by LaGraff, J

“…Transition experiments on the model in various European wind tunnels are compared and a correlation based on nozzle wall boundary layer aerodynamic noise radiation is discussed.…”

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Car Body Drag Analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics by D., Ramasamy, Mohanesan, K, K., Kadirgama, M. M., Noor, M. M., Rahman

“…Further analysis is required with wind tunnels.…”
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