Wind Tunnel Analysis of the Airflow through Insect-Proof Screens and Comparison of Their Effect When Installed in a Mediterranean Greenhouse by Alejandro López, Francisco D. Molina-Aiz, Diego L. Valera, Araceli Peña

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Vertical and Spanwise Wake Flow Structures of a Single Spire over Smooth Wall Surface in a Wind Tunnel by M. A. Fitriady, N. A. Rahmat, A. F. Mohammad

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Particle drift potential of mesotrione and rimsulfuron plus thifensulfuron-methyl tank mixture in a low-speed wind tunnel by Milan Brankov, Guilherme Sousa Alves, Bruno Canella Vieira, Milos Zaric, Greg Robert Kruger

“…Therefore, a drift simulation of herbicide (mesotrione and rimsulfuron plus thifensulfuron-methyl mixture) was done in a wind tunnel, using different nozzles Extended Range (XR) and Turbo TeeJet Induction (TTI). …”
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Wind erosion from crusted playa surfaces by no saltation and with saltation: A comparison through laboratory wind tunnel experiments by Guoming Zhang, Li Li, Wenjian Tang, Lianyou Liu, Peijun Shi, Xujiao Han, Jiadong Dai

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Structural and Aeroelastic Studies of Wing Model with Metal Additive Manufacturing for Transonic Wind Tunnel Test by NACA 0008 Example by Natsuki Tsushima, Kenichi Saitoh, Hitoshi Arizono, Kazuyuki Nakakita

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Wind tunnel tests with combined pitch and free-floating flap control: data-driven iterative feedforward controller tuning by S. T. Navalkar, L. O. Bernhammer, J. Sodja, E. van Solingen, G. A. M. van Kuik, J.-W. van Wingerden

“…This paper combines both methods and demonstrates the feasibility and advantages of such a combined control strategy on a scaled prototype in a series of wind tunnel tests. The pitchable blades of the test turbine are instrumented with free-floating flaps close to the tip, designed such that they aerodynamically magnify the low stroke of high-bandwidth actuators. …”
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STUDY ON THE LOAD ASSESSMENT METHOD AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOAD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TAIL SUPPORT DEVICE OF THE FL-17 WIND TUNNEL by ZHAO Yu, CAO QingYuan, WU SongLing, YANG BenChuan, ZHAO Kun, YIN XiWei

Subjects: “…Wind tunnel;Tail support;Strength verification;Serial mechanism;Coordinate transformation…”
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Assessing the Capability of Computational Fluid Dynamics Models in Replicating Wind Tunnel Test Results for the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge by Yuxiang Zhang, Philip Cardiff, Fergal Cahill, Jennifer Keenahan

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Three dimensional flutter analysis of a rectangular sheet based on the unsteady lifting surface theory and wind-tunnel experiments by Masahiro WATANABE, Aki HASEGAWA, Kensuke HARA, Manuel GONZALEZ, Javier CUADRADO

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Particulate matter resuspension from simulated urban green floors using a wind tunnel-mounted closed chamber by Inhye Seo, Chan Ryul Park, Gayoung Yoo

“…In this study, we simulated an urban green floor and measured the resuspension of PM from the surface using a new experimental system, a wind tunnel-mounted closed chamber. Methods The developed system is capable of quantifying the resuspension rate at the millimeter scale, which is measured by using the 1 mm node chain. …”
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Design, Manufacture and Wind Tunnel Test of a Modular FishBAC Wing with Novel 3D Printed Skins by Andrés E. Rivero, Stephane Fournier, Rafael M. Heeb, Benjamin K. S. Woods

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The Influence of Newly Developed Spray Drift Reduction Agents on Drift Mitigation by Means of Wind Tunnel and Field Evaluation Methods by Tadas Jomantas, Kristina Lekavičienė, Dainius Steponavičius, Albinas Andriušis, Ernestas Zaleckas, Remigijus Zinkevičius, Catalin Viorel Popescu, Calin Salceanu, Jonas Ignatavičius, Aurelija Kemzūraitė

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Wind Tunnel Experimental Study on the Efficiency of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines via Analysis of Blade Pitch Angle Influence by Zygmunt Szczerba, Piotr Szczerba, Kamil Szczerba, Marek Szumski, Krzysztof Pytel

“…An innovative airfoil profile based on a modified symmetric NACA0015 airfoil profile was used as the designed blade profile, which was tested in a wind tunnel over a range of Reynolds numbers from 50,000 to 300,000. …”
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Design and performance of an ultra-compact, low-speed, low turbulence level, wind tunnel for aerodynamic and animal flight experiments by Breuer, Kenneth, Drela, Mark, Fan, Xiaozhou, Di Luca, Matteo

“…Abstract We present a novel closed-circuit ultra-compact wind tunnel with an 8:1 contraction ratio and high flow quality. …”
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Field measurement and wind tunnel experimental investigation of a supertall building with closely spaced modes under typhoon Mangkhut by Pan, Haoran, Au, Siu-Kui, Fu, Jiyang, Xu, An, He, Yuncheng

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Adjustable free boundary layer floor mechanism for UiTM aerospace wind tunnel / Mohd Aswadi Mohd Razali by Mohd Razali, Mohd Aswadi

“…This project focuses on design and fabrication of an adjustable free boundary layer floor mechanism for Uitm's Aerospace Wind Tunnel. The devices will be used for wing in ground effect experiment. …”
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Stagnation point heat flux measurements in a plasma wind tunnel using a diamond heat transfer gauge by Penty Geraets, R, McGilvray, M, Loehle, S, Hufgard, F

“…A Diamond Heat Transfer Gauge has been used to measure the stagnation point heat flux at three flow conditions in an arc heated plasma wind tunnel. The gauge was coated with a thin layer of copper to provide a known surface catalycity and reflectivity. …”

Evaporative sodium salt crust development and its wind tunnel derived transport dynamics under variable climatic conditions by Wiggs, G, Nield, J, Neuman, C, O'Brien, P, Bryant, R

“…This paper describes a wind tunnel study in which dust emission in the absence of saltating particles was measured for a suite of climatic conditions and salt crust types commonly found on Sua Pan, Botswana. …”

The effects of unsteady wind on the performances of a newly developed cross-axis wind turbine: A wind tunnel study by Wang, Wei Cheng, Wang, Jheng Jie, Chong, Wen Tong

“…For the purpose of meeting the wind field in urban area, the performances of a newly invented cross-axis wind turbine (CAWT), which consists of the advantages of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines (HAWTs and VAWTs), was examined in a calibrated open-circuit low speed wind tunnel. Firstly, to ensure the quality of the wind tunnel, the evaluations in accordance with the flow uniformity, turbulent intensity and pressure gradient along the test section were conducted within the wind tunnel, based on the IEC61400-12 standard. …”

Wind tunnel study on the pressure coefficient performance of different venturi shaped roof configurations for wind induced natural ventilation by Boroojerdian, Mohammad Mahdi, Adam, Nor Mariah, Mohd. Rafie, Azmin Shakrine

“…This study considered three configurations ie. the shallow ellipse, the ellipse and the hemisphere in a wind tunnel with different speeds ranging from 8 m/s to 20 m/s. …”
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