Force pattern in roofing system due to wind load by Nadia Faira , Mat Zali

“…To resist windstorm wind tunnel testing data are used to examine the roofing system. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Determination of Canard Controlled Missile Aerodynamic Coefficients in Subsonic Regime by Hamad Al Kaabi, Zlatko Petrović, Gordana Djukanović

“…The results of the simulation are compared with the experimental data obtained by the wind tunnel measurements. Measured results confirm applicability of Spalart Allmaras turbulence model with adapted computational mesh to the determination of aerodynamic coefficients for canard controlled missiles.…”
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Numerical Assessment of Side-Wind Effects on a Bus in Urban Conditions by Ferenc Szodrai

“…Symmetrical and asymmetrical flows were induced into the digital wind tunnel to assess the distribution of the forces in the cruising direction and examine the flow patterns. …”
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Experimental analysis of single-sided natural ventilation and interunit dispersion in scaled 2D street canyons by Dai Yuwei, Zhang Fuyao, Xu Dongmei

“…Interunit dispersion problems have been studied previously mainly through on-site measurements, wind tunnel tests, and CFD simulations. In this study, a scaled outdoor experiment was conducted to examine the interunit dispersion characteristics in consecutive two-dimensional street canyons. …”
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Investigation of Asymmetric Twin-Rudder Load Behaviour Through Free-Running Model Tests by Efremov Dobrin, Milanov Evgeni

“…In parallel, with the aim of obtaining an exact estimation of free-stream characteristics of the rudder blade, corresponding wind tunnel experiments were also performed. Based on the results of this investigation, an analysis of the interaction effects within the hull-propeller-rudder system was performed and some conclusions were drawn.…”
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Investigation of wind turbine flow and wake by Fawaz MASSOUH, Ivan DOBREV

“…An experimental work is undertaken in wind tunnel on a horizontal axis wind turbine model. …”
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An Empirical Model of Aerodynamic Drag in Alpine Skiing by Ola Elfmark, Lars M. Bardal

“…In order to calculate the drag coefficient (CD), a method for calculating the frontal area of an alpine skier, inside a wind tunnel, was used with an uncertainty of 0.012 m2. …”
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Development of an Active Wingtip for Aeroelastic Control by Francesco Toffol, Sergio Ricci

“…This paper describes the overall design of the devices, covering the structure, the aero-servo-elasticity characteristics of the whole aircraft, the actuation system design, the scaled wind tunnel testing, and the full-scale structural qualification tests. …”
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Sustainable future for icing tankers in civil aviation certification by Wu Yunpeng, Ni Jiafeng, Wang Xueliang, Dai Wei

“…Over the years, icing tankers have been built and simulated icing conditions to verify and validate the wind tunnel and computational results. With nozzle arrays controlled by computers, icing tankers simulating and substituting natural icing conditions flight will be a potential way to minimize the certification process.…”
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Development of Blade Design for Small Hawt Adapted for Lower Values of Wind Speed by Nicolae BADEA, Nelu CAZACU

“…A scale experimental model of blades and of AIR-X horizontal axis wind turbine featuring the optimized blade design was constructed and tested in the low speed wind tunnel. Research results confirm the possibility that using these two methods, the effective increasing performances of the domain of AIR-X wind turbine and increasing energy to be transferred without modifications to the electric generator.…”
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Dispersion of Traffic Pollutants in the Built Environment by Kristijan Lavtižar, Alenka Fikfak, Janez Peter Grom

“…The method utilises a wind tunnel simulation with a static line source of emissions. …”
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On Energy Redistribution for the Nonlinear Parabolized Stability Equations Method by Arham Amin Khan, Tony Liang, Armani Batista, Joseph Kuehl

“…Physically, this energy transfer results from the finite-bandwidth nature of actual disturbance spectrums versus the common numerical assumption of a discrete spectrum representation. Both quiet wind tunnel and flight conditions are considered and it is found that, for Mack’s second-mode instability, the mechanism is most significant in the 0.1–1% disturbance amplitude range (based on normalized pressure) and is responsible for a 15–30% increase in predicted disturbance amplitude.…”
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A two-species continuum model for aeolian sand transport by M Lämmel, D Rings, K Kroy

“…The predicted stationary sand transport rate is in excellent agreement with wind tunnel experiments simulating wind conditions ranging from the onset of saltation to storms. …”
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Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Striking Accuracy of Guided Bombs by Krzysztof GRAJEWSKI, Grzegorz KOWALECZKO, Mariusz PIETRASZEK

“…The numerical simulation inputs included aerodynamic characteristics calculated with PRODAS software and verified by wind tunnel tests. The stochastic components of atmospheric turbulence were simulated with a stochastic process model proposed by Shinozuki. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Aerodynamic Heating and Its Ground Test Simulation Technology by Sun Dechuan, Li Shuyue

“…This paper introduces the test equipments commonly used in the research of aerodynamic heating, such as oxygebacetylene flame ablation, radiation heater and high enthalpy wind tunnel, and their advantages and disadvantages, also discusses the similar parameters in the ground simulation test, and points out the reasons for the over high heat flow of the cold wall.…”
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Causes and Solution of Aperiodicity of Supersonic Flow Field Downstream of a Profile Cascade by Martin Luxa, Jaroslav Synac, Pavel Safarik, David Simurda

“…The origin of phenomena generating this aperiodicity in transonic wind tunnel is described. The solution of this problem by means of adjustable perforated tailboard is documented by results of optical measurements (interferometry, schlieren methods) on a turbine profile cascade consisting of six blades only. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Unsteady Static Pressure Field Behind a Circular Cylinder by Suchý Jakub, Nožička Jiří, Papež Václav

“…The measurement was conducted in a low speed wind tunnel for a cylinder with 110 mm in diameter. …”
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A vertical-axis rotor as the adjusting system of a horizontal axis wind turbine by Augustyn Marcin

“…Based on research conducted in a boundary layer wind tunnel, the values of the aerodynamic coefficients of the flat blades were determined, and then the power and propeller torque of the rotor were found as a function of the angle of wind attack. …”
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Three-dimensional simulation for fast forward flight of a calliope hummingbird by Jialei Song, Bret W. Tobalske, Donald R. Powers, Tyson L. Hedrick, Haoxiang Luo

“…Three-dimensional wing kinematics were incorporated into the model by extracting time-dependent wing position from high-speed videos of the bird flying in a wind tunnel at 8.3 m s−1. The advance ratio, i.e. the ratio between flight speed and average wingtip speed, is around one. …”
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Baseball Drag Measurements in Free Flight by Lloyd Smith, Andrea Sciacchitano

“…Reported aerodynamic baseball behaviors are primarily based on force measurements from wind tunnels. The following describes a methodology to measure baseball drag in free flight from changes in its speed. …”
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