Experimental and Numerical Vibrational Analysis of a Horizontal-Axis Micro-Wind Turbine by Francesco Castellani, Davide Astolfi, Matteo Becchetti, Francesco Berno, Filippo Cianetti, Alessandro Cetrini

“…The experimental studies have been conducted at the wind tunnel of the University of Perugia and consisted of accelerometer measurements at the tower and the tail fin. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Vortex Generator Height on Vortex Characteristics and Airfoil Aerodynamic Performance by Xinkai Li, Ke Yang, Xiaodong Wang

“…Secondly, the effects of height on the aerodynamic performance of airfoils were studied in a wind tunnel using three VGs with H = 0.66δ, 1.0δ, and 1.33δ. …”
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Effect of blade number on flow around straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine by Qing'an LI, Takao MAEDA, Yasunari KAMADA, Junsuke MURATA, Toshiaki KAWABATA, Kazuma FURUKAWA, Tetsuya KOGAKI

“…A data campaign has been performed for two, three, four and five-bladed rotors in wind tunnel. Firstly, rotor performances have been compared with the results of an experiment based on the use of the NACA 0021 airfoil, such as rotor torque and power. …”
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Time-mean aerodynamic characteristics of a concentrator photovoltaic system of flat type by Shigehira OZONO, Kensuke NISHIOKA

“…This study deals with the time-mean aerodynamic characteristics of a concentrator photovoltaic system (CPV), which is mainly composed of a rectangular panel and a cylindrical shaft. It consists of wind tunnel and water tank experiments. Attention was focused on the effects peculiar to the flow around the CPV. …”
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Wind-Induced Pressure Prediction on Tall Buildings Using Generative Adversarial Imputation Network by Bubryur Kim, N. Yuvaraj, K. R. Sri Preethaa, Gang Hu, Dong-Eun Lee

“…Wind tunnel testing techniques are the main research tools for evaluating the wind loadings of buildings. …”
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Performance Characteristics of A Micro Wind Turbine Integrated on A Noise Barrier by Nikolaos Chrysochoidis-Antsos, Gerard J.W. van Bussel, Jan Bozelie, Sander M. Mertens, Ad J.M. van Wijk

“…A number of performance factors were assessed with holistic experiments in wind tunnel and in the field. The wind turbines underperformed when exposed in yawed flow conditions. …”
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Suitableness of SLM Manufactured Turbine Blade for Aerodynamical Tests by Janusz Telega, Piotr Kaczynski, Małgorzata A. Śmiałek, Piotr Pawlowski, Ryszard Szwaba

“…The holes that are necessary for pressure measurements in wind tunnel experiments cannot be reduced below 1 mm in diameter. …”
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Improving measurements of the falling trajectory and terminal velocity of wind‐dispersed seeds by Jinlei Zhu, Carsten M. Buchmann, Frank M. Schurr

“…We validated this method by comparing the estimated Vt of spheres of different diameters and materials to theoretical expectations and by comparing the estimated Vt of seeds to measurements in a vertical wind tunnel. Vt estimates closely match theoretical expectations for spheres and vertical wind tunnel measurements for seeds. …”
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Experimental study on the galloping characteristics of single ice-coated transmission lines under oblique flows by Mingyang Gao, Zhaoqing Chen, Jin Su, Ning Su, Chuncheng Liu, Jinlong Zhang, Huiru Chen

“…In order to address this gap, this research studies the galloping characteristics of ice-coated transmission lines under oblique flows based on wind tunnel tests. The wind-induced displacement of an aero-elastic iced-coated transmission line model was measured with a noncontact displacement measurement equipment in a wind tunnel at different wind speeds and directions. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Bladeless Power Generator from Wind-induced Vibration by La Ode Ahmad Barata, Kiwata Takahiro, Toshiyuki Ueno, Samhuddin Samhuddin, La Hasanudin

“…The generator model’s vibration characteristics and performance tests were conducted in the wind tunnel test using the wind-receiving unit (WRU) variation. …”
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Effect of High-Rise Residential Building Layout on the Spatial Vertical Wind Environment in Harbin, China by Ming Lu, Di Song, Da Shi, Jing Liu, Lu Wang

“…The computation fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was verified using wind tunnel testing to improve the accuracy of the Phoenics simulation software. …”
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Effect of Trailing Edge Flaps on Power Coefficient of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Model by Mahmoud Khalil, Abd Elhady Ahmed, mohamed elsakka, Mohamed El-Ghandour

“…The performance of a HAWT model with trailing edge flaps added is examined in this research using the findings of wind tunnel tests. A model with two, three, and six-bladed rotors with a diameter of 260 mm was employed for the wind tunnel tests. …”
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3D Numerical Simulation and Structural Optimization for a MEMS Skin Friction Sensor in Hypersonic Flow by Huihui Guo, Xiong Wang, Tingting Liu, Zhijiang Guo, Yang Gao

“…The skin friction of a hypersonic vehicle surface can account for up to 50% of the total resistance, directly affecting the vehicle’s effective range and load. A wind tunnel experiment is an important and effective method to optimize the aerodynamic shape of aircraft, and Micro-Electromechanical System (MEMS) skin friction sensors are considered the promising sensors in hypersonic wind tunnel experiments, owing to their miniature size, high sensitivity, and stability. …”
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Performance Analysis of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System by Bartłomiej Ambrożkiewicz, Zbigniew Czyż, Paweł Stączek, Andrés Tiseira, Jorge García-Tíscar

“…Air flow velocity in the wind tunnel and forced vibration frequencies were changed during the tests. …”
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Enhancing Heat Transfer Efficiency in Permanent Magnet Machines through Innovative Thermal Design of Stator Windings by Xiang Shen, Xu Deng, Barrie Mecrow, Rafal Wrobel, Richard Whalley

“…The cooling of stator windings is studied through experimental wind tunnel testing and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling. …”
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Fully Convolutional Neural Network Prediction Method for Aerostatic Performance of Bluff Bodies Based on Consistent Shape Description by Ke Li, Hai Li, Shaopeng Li, Zengshun Chen

“…Obtaining the aerostatic performance of a specific shape based on wind tunnel tests and CFD simulations takes a lot of time, which affects evaluation efficiency. …”
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Predicting Trajectories of Plate-Type Wind-Borne Debris in Turbulent Wind Flow with Uncertainties by Feng Wang, Peng Huang, Rongxin Zhao, Huayong Wu, Mengjin Sun, Zijie Zhou, Yun Xing

“…The dimensionless velocities and displacements of the debris trajectory show good agreement with the experimental data in wind tunnel tests, confirming the rationality of the probabilistic trajectory model. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigation of flow over spiral grooved cylinders by Jun Zhang, Chao Ma, Jing Liu, Zhitong Zhang, Zhaoming Zhang

“…The results of the wind tunnel test have been used as a benchmark for the numerical results. …”
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Numerical Simulations of Vertical Discrete Gusts Driven by Trailing Edge Blowing by Yang Shi, Bo Lu, Peng Guo, Binbin Lv, Hongtao Guo, Li Yu

“…A new type of gust generator generates the airflow oscillation in the wind tunnel through the Coanda effect of the unsteady trailing edge blowing, which has been shown to have strong potential for accurately simulating discrete gusts. …”
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Ceramic-Based Piezoelectric Material for Energy Harvesting Using Hybrid Excitation by Bartłomiej Ambrożkiewicz, Zbigniew Czyż, Paweł Karpiński, Paweł Stączek, Grzegorz Litak, Łukasz Grabowski

“…An experimental test rig consisting of a wind tunnel and a developed measurement system was used to conduct the experiment. …”
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