Aerodynamic Evaluation of Flapping Wings with Leading-Edge Twisting by Lung-Jieh Yang, Vivek Jabaraj Joseph, Yuan-Lung Lo, Wen-Tzu Tang, Balasubramanian Esakki, Saravana Kompala, Paritala Veeranjaneyulu

“…Utilizing a low-speed wind tunnel, the aerodynamic performances of these mechanisms are examined by extracting their lift and net thrust forces. …”
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Fluid–Structure Interaction of Symmetrical and Cambered Spring-Mounted Wings Using Various Spring Preloads and Pivot Point Locations by Jason Knight, Simon Fels, Benjamin Beazley, George Haritos, Andrew Lewis

“…The fluid–structure interaction of a pivoting rigid wing connected to a spring and subjected to freestream airflow in a wind tunnel is presented. Fluid–structure interactions can, on the one hand, lead to undesirable aerodynamic behaviour or, in extreme cases, to structural failure. …”
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Computational study on turbulent flow around a model of wind turbine rotor by Pakravan, Amir

“…There are different methods to study flow characteristics around a wind turbine; common methods are the Blade Element Momentum theory (BEM), wind tunnel tests and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). …”
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The Effect of Nanocellulose Content in Hydrogel Nanocomposites on the Strength of the Crusts (Case Study: Sand Dune Sample of Abuzidabad Siazgeh Desert) by Z. Feizi, A. Ranjbar fordoee, A.R. Shakeri

“…The results of the wind tunnel showed that the addition of hydrogel nanocomposite to the samples improved the soil erosion rate by 100% at a speed of 15 m/s compared to the control sample. …”
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MEMS Skin Friction Sensor with High Response Frequency and Large Measurement Range by Huihui Guo, Xiong Wang, Tingting Liu, Zhijiang Guo, Yang Gao

“…Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) skin friction sensors are considered to be promising sensors in hypersonic wind tunnel experiments owing to their miniature size, high sensitivity, and stability. …”
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A New Type Bionic Foldable Wing Design for High Maneuverable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Xitong Zhang, Gui Cheng, Gang Chen

“…The aerodynamic performance of the prototype model was tested under different working conditions by wind tunnel test and flight test. The simulation and wind tunnel experimental test showed that the prototype has excellent longitudinal and transverse directional aerodynamics. …”
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Aerodynamic characteristics of MIRA automobile model based on fluid–structure coupling by Zewei Wang, Xingjun Hu, Zheng Hui, Guo Yu, Wei Lan, Fei Liu

“…The results show that the deviation between the FSI simulation and wind tunnel test is less than 10%, proving that the numerical method is feasible. …”
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Numerical Study on Aerodynamic Characteristics of High-Speed Planing Trimaran by Jiuyang Cang, Jin Zou, Hanbing Sun, Lei Wan, Liru Zan

“…Combined with the wind tunnel test data, the calculation accuracy of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method was judged. …”
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Study on Aerodynamic Nonlinear Characteristics of Semiclosed Box Deck Based on Variation of Motion Parameters by Jie Jia, Haoyang Lu, Xiaobo Li, Qian Chen

“…In order to study the nonlinear characteristics of self-excited aerodynamic forces of bluff body bridge section with the change of motion parameters, a numerical wind tunnel is established by the dynamic mesh technique of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). …”
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A method for continuous study of soaring and windhovering birds by Matthew Penn, George Yi, Simon Watkins, Mario Martinez Groves-Raines, Shane P. Windsor, Abdulghani Mohamed

“…Also, existing wind tunnels may be readily configured using this method, providing a simpler alternative to the development of dedicated bird flight wind tunnels such as tilting wind tunnels, and the large test section allows for the replication of orographic soaring. …”
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The Aerodynamic Performance of a Novel Overlapping Octocopter Considering Horizontal Wind by Yao Lei, Jie Wang, Yazhou Li

“…This paper investigates the aerodynamic performance of an overlapping octocopter with the effect of horizontal wind ranging from 0 to 4 m/s using both low-speed wind tunnel tests and numerical simulations. The hovering efficiency and the potential control strategies of the octocopter under the effect of horizontal wind are also validated using blade element momentum theory. …”
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Investigating the Non-Gaussian Property and Its Influence on Extreme Wind Pressures on the Long-Span Cylindrical Roof by Sitong Wei, Chao Zhao, Qing Sun

“…Peak factors determined by the HPM are examined by wind tunnel results and then calculated for the entire roof. …”
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Natural Ventilation Effectiveness of Round Wall-Mounted Vent Caps in Residential Kitchens by Yi-Pin Lin, Chiemi Iba, Chi-Ming Lai

“…This study explores the effect of different numbers of wall-mounted vent caps and their installation locations on the indoor air environment in residential kitchens, for which limited information is available. Wind tunnel tests were performed to study the induced ventilation rates of a vent cap, and the impact of vent caps on the natural ventilation efficiency in residential kitchens was examined using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulations. …”
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Numerical study of the trailing vehicle length on train aerodynamics under crosswind by Tianci Zhu, Wenhui Li

“…Limited by the wind tunnel size, a one-and-a-half train model is generally adopted during the test to represent the realistic long tandem. …”
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Real-time flow measurement system: physics-informed reconstruction and sampling strategy by Julian Humml, Frank Schaufelberger, Thomas Rösgen, Daniel W. Meyer

“…An application in a real wind tunnel setting is provided as well.…”
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Design of a model propulsor for a boundary layer ingesting aircraft by Grasch, Adam D. (Adam Davis)

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Aerodynamics and flight stability analysis of a 3D printed UAV by Tan, Tracy Wen Chee

“…Cross comparison with the wind tunnel testing of the model will also be included to discuss on the reliability of XFLR5. …”
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Mixed-convection heat transfer from simulated air-cooled electronic devices: experimental and numerical study by Hrairi, Meftah, Ahmed, Mirghani Ishak, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…Flowing air velocities of 0–7:1 m=s were circulated through a wind tunnel with a rectangular section. The lower surface of the wind tunnel was equipped with 5 by 3 heat sources subjected to uniform heat flux. …”
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Effect of surface roughness on drag of loggerhead carapace by Kah Poh, Alan Chan, Yuan, Cheng See, Mat Yamin, Ahmad Kamal, Jalaluddin, Ainil Jesita, Ishak, Iskandar Shah, Mansor, Shuhaimi

“…In addition, the wind tunnel results are able to capture the Cp trend of the carapace models and compared to Cp values of an airfoil. …”
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Microwatt energy harvesting by exploiting flow-induced vibration by Methal, Zinnyrah, Mat Ali, Mohamed Sukri, Mohd. Maruai, Nurshafinaz, Abd. Ghani, Rasli

“…The practicability of flow-induced vibration system to supply a sufficient base excitation vibration in microwatt scale is evaluated through a series of wind tunnel tests with different velocities. Test are performed for high Reynolds number 3.9 × 103≤ Re 1.4 × 104 and damping ratio ζ = 0.0052. …”
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