Power Modeling and Experiment Study of Large Flapping-Wing Flying Robot during Forward Flight by Siping Zhong, Wenfu Xu

“…Experiments were performed with two prototypes with wingspans of 1.6 and 1.8 m, utilizing a wind tunnel platform. The correlations between power and angle of attack, flapping frequency, and incoming flow velocity were discovered, and recommendations for FWAVs and flying mode design were provided. …”
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Effect of surface design on drag properties of soccer balls by Kaito TADA, Masaki HIRATSUKA, Shinichiro ITO, Kazuya SEO

“…In this study, the aerodynamic drag and separation point of 6 soccer balls with different panel orientations were measured in a wind tunnel. Moreover, the total volume of grooves on the ball’s surface was measured by One shot 3D measuring machine. …”
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Effect of Savonius blade height on the performance of a hybrid Darrieus-Savonius wind turbine by Dewi Puspitasari, Kaprawi Sahim

“…In this case, the effect of the blade height of the Savonius blade was studied experimentally in a subsonic wind tunnel. The effect of the height of a Savonius blade relative to that of Darrieus called blade height ratios δ was investigated to know the hybrid turbine performance. …”
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Investigation of Microstructure and Density of Atmospheric Ice Formed by High-Wind-Speed In-Cloud Icing by Ruidi Liu, Yu Liu, Qiang Wang, Xian Yi

“…Herein, atmospheric ice formed by high-wind-speed, in-cloud icing was obtained and reserved during icing tests in the 3 m × 2 m icing wind tunnel located at CARDC. Microstructures of atmospheric ice formed by high-wind-speed, in-cloud icing were observed and analysed using the microscopic observation method. …”
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CALCULATION OF LOADS ON THE CONTROLS WITH HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR OF SINGLE-ROTOR DESIGN by B. L. Artamonov, M. M. Kruchinin

“…Flapping motion of blade is described accurately up to the first harmonic of the Fourier series, inductive speed is considered to be uniformly distributed over the rotor disk.The aerodynamic component of hinge moment is numerical integration of running forces on blade radius taking into account aerodynamic characteristics of the profiles received according to wind tunnel tests at different angles of attack and Mach numbers. …”
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Experimental Investigation Utilizing Thermal Image Technique to the Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Oscillated Fins by Ihsan Y. Hussain, Karima E. Amori, Dheya G. Mutasher

“…All tests are carried out for (0.5 m/s and 3m/s) in subsonic open type wind tunnel to evaluate temperature distribution, local and average Nusselt number (Nu) along the fin. …”
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KARAKTERISTIK PEMANEN DAYA LISTRIK BERBASIS GETARAN STRUKTUR by La Ode Ahmad Barata, Samhuddin Samhuddin

“…In this study, the characteristics of the cylinder vibration response as a trigger for energy harvesting from flow-induced vibrations at various air velocities were investigated experimentally in a wind tunnel test section. Harvesting of micro power from cylinder’s motion by using galfenol (Fe-Ga) material was also investigated simultaneously. …”
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A Generic Model for Benchmark Aerodynamic Analysis of Fifth-Generation High-Performance Aircraft by Nicholas F. Giannelis, Tamas Bykerk, Gareth A. Vio

“…The model design is presented, outlining simplifications made to retain the key features of modern high-performance vehicles while ensuring a manufacturable geometry. Subsonic wind tunnel tests were performed with force and moment balance measurements used to develop a database of experimental validation data for the platform at a freestream velocity of 20 m/s. …”
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Control surface effectiveness of low Reynolds number flight vehicles by Masayuki ANYOJI, Masato OKAMOTO, Hidenori HIDAKA, Katsutoshi KONDO, Akira OYAMA, Hiroki NAGAI, Kozo FUJII

“…Low-speed wind tunnel tests are carried out to investigate the control surface effectiveness at low Reynolds numbers (Re = 20,000-80,000). …”
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Flutter Measurement of a Linear Turbine Blade Cascade with an Angular Position Deviation of One Blade by Eret Petr, Tsymbalyuk Volodymyr, Eckert Markus

“…The paper presents the initial phase of the controlled flutter research of a linear turbine blade cascade with a geometric deviation in one blade position. A subsonic wind tunnel with four flexibly mounted blades in an otherwise rigid blade cascade is employed at one angle of incidence and three low reduced frequencies. …”
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Study on Losses in the Intermediate-Pressure Steam Turbine Inlet Chamber by Slama Vaclav, Simurda David, Lenhard Richard

“…Measurements were carried out in the Aerodynamic laboratory of the Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, where the model was installed in an in-draft wind tunnel. The results were complemented by numerical simulations performed in the Doosan Skoda Power company using ANSYS software tools. …”
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Measurement of aerodynamic force and moment acting on a javelin using a magnetic suspension and balance system by Kazuya Seo, Hiroyuki Okuizumi, Yasufumi Konishi, Takuto Kobayashi, Hiroaki Hasegawa, Shigeru Obayashi

“…The magnetic suspension and balance system was able to measure aerodynamic forces without support interference in the wind tunnel. In addition, computational fluid dynamics were carried out to estimate the pitching moment coefficients. …”
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The Impact of Distributed Propulsion on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Blended-Wing-Body Aircraft by Wenyuan Zhao, Yanlai Zhang, Peng Tang, Jianghao Wu

“…The increase in power consumption is attributed to the enhanced viscous dissipation rate within the boundary layer. Wind tunnel experiments further demonstrate that the operation of the DP system can improve the stall characteristics. …”
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Cavitation studies on axi-symmetric underwater body with pumpjet propulsor in cavitation tunnel by Ch. Suryanarayana, B. Satyanarayana, K. Ramji, M. Nageswara Rao

“…The propulsor design was evaluated for its propulsion characteristics through model tests conducted in a Wind Tunnel (WT). In the concluding part of the study, evaluation of the cavitation performance of the pumpjet was undertaken in a cavitation tunnel (CT). …”
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Feasibility Investigation of Attitude Control with Shape Memory Alloy Actuator on a Tethered Wing by Yufei Zhu, Ryohei Tsuruta, Rikin Gupta, Taewoo Nam

“…Stable flight of the kite is achieved during open wind tunnel tests using the SMA actuator. Based on experimental and simulation analyses, it is evident that the current SMA actuator is better for low-frequency actuations rather than stability augmentation purposes, as its performance is sensitive to practical conditions. …”
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Effects of Thickness of Solid Media, Ventilation Rate, and Chamber Volume on Ammonia Emission from Liquid Fertilizers Using Dynamic Chamber-Capture System (DCS) by Min-Suk Kim, Jeong-Gyu Kim

“…We find that it may be necessary to improve the steady wind velocity within the chamber and of the linkages to upscale the wind tunnel system.…”
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Computational Simulation of the Flow Past an Airfoil for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by L. Velázquez-Araque, J. Nožička

“…Finally, numerical results were compared with results obtained from wind tunnel tests by means of an aerodynamic balance and also oil and smoke visualization techniques and found to be in very good agreement.…”
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Reduction effects of drag by a wind deflector attached on a truck container by Satoshi HOKIMOTO, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Hideharu KOYAMA, Yasushi TAKAHASHI

“…To investigate the effects, the drag and flow patterns over a small-scale truck model were measured in a small wind tunnel. Furthermore, the drag, flow patterns, and pressure distributions of a full-scale truck model were examined at a highway driving condition by Computational Fluid Dynamics. …”
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A new intake distortion design system for research by CUI Jiahang, LI Jianghong, LI Xiaoyu, DONG Suyan, CAI Feichao, FAN Wei

“…Finally, the steady-state total pressure test system is designed, and the physical design of the distortion generator and wind tunnel test are completed, with the error of distortion index of less than 1.5%. …”
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A Study of the coarse droplet formation from the liquid film in steam turbines by Bartoš Ondřej, Huněk Adam, Antoš Pavel

“…An analysis of the droplets formed in the wind tunnel indicates, for the majority of the measurements, the part of the formed droplets is bigger than the critical Weber number limit. …”
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