Aerodynamic Load Prediction on a Patrol Vessel Using Computational Fluid Dynamics by Hafizul Islam, Serge Sutulo, C. Guedes Soares

“…For validation, model scale results were compared with wind tunnel data for similar hull forms. Finally, full-scale simulations were performed for a few cases to investigate possible scale effects on simulation results. …”
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Effect of Leading-Edge Erosion on the Performance of Transonic Compressor Blades by Alexander Hergt, Tobias Danninger, Joachim Klinner, Sebastian Grund, Manfred Beversdorff, Christian Werner-Spatz

“…The measurements were carried out on a linear blade cascade in the Transonic Cascade Wind Tunnel of DLR in Cologne at two operating points with an inflow Mach number of 1.05 and 1.12. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Rear Wind Influence on the Truck During Travel by Doçi Ilir, Shala Ferat

“…The simulations were performed with freestream velocity of rear wind on the back and around the truck body. Virtual Wind tunnel is modelled around the truck to simulate the wind blow and distribution. …”
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Behavior of the Blade Tip Vortices of a Wind Turbine Equipped with a Brimmed-Diffuser Shroud by Takanori Uchida, Yuji Ohya, Yuya Hata, Shuhei Takahashi, Takashi Karasudani

“…The results showed good agreement with past wind tunnel experiments.…”
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Aeroservoelastic Stability Evaluation for Slender Vehicles Based on the Ground Frequency Response Test by Changkun Yu, Zhigang Wu, Chao Yang

“…However, the theoretical method is limited by the modeling errors of numerical models, and the dry wind tunnel method is limited by the complex design of force controllers. …”
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Study on VIV Behavior of Two 5:1 Rectangular Cylinders in Tandem Based on Correlation Analysis by Kai Ma, Changyong Zhang, Xinzhi Dang, Guoquan Zhang

“…To investigate the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) characteristics of two rectangular cylinders with a width-to-depth ratio of 5:1 in a tandem arrangement, sectional model wind tunnel tests that measure vibration responses and pressure distributions simultaneously were adopted. …”
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Modular and Transferable Machine Learning for Heat Management and Reuse in Edge Data Centers by Rickard Brännvall, Jonas Gustafsson, Fredrik Sandin

“…We investigate how this design facilitates transfer learning when the model is fine-tuned over a few epochs to small dataset from a second set-up with a server located in a wind tunnel. The transferred model outperforms a model trained from scratch over hundreds of epochs.…”
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Vibration Response Analysis of a Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System under Transient Wind Field by Wei He, Suxia Zhang

“…Finally, an experiment is implemented on the vibration response of the tethered UAV system in a wind tunnel. The theoretical result is compatible with the experimental one, demonstrating the theoretical method’s accuracy.…”
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Impact of roof shape on indoor gaseous pollutant level for natural ventilation buildings in a street canyon: Numerical simulation by Haiying Xie, Tianxiao Zhang

“…The numerical model is validated using the three-dimensional street canyon test data from the wind tunnel experiment at University of Karlsruhe. Results: The flow and pollutant concentration distributions under different roof shapes are obtained. …”
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Dynamic Simulation and Conceptual Layout Study on a Quad-Plane in VTOL Mode in Wind Disturbance Environment by Fan Li, Wen-Ping Song, Bi-Feng Song, Jun Jiao

“…In order to dynamically analyze its response characteristics to wind disturbance and effectively optimize the wind disturbance rejection performance in VTOL mode, a dynamic flight simulation system based on the 6-DoF equations is established, in which the aerodynamic model of the Quad-Plane is established based on the wind tunnel test, the axial and lateral forces and moments of the rotor in wind disturbance are obtained through CFD simulation, and the Brushless DC (BLDC) motor, wind disturbance, and flight controller are modeled based on actual characteristics. …”
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Effect of Using Bumps on Wings Aerodynamic Characteristics at Low Reynolds Numbers

“…Experiments weredone in a low-speed wind tunnel in order to obtain the pressure distribution on theairfoil surface and lift and pressure drag coefficients. …”
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Porosity formation during atmospheric ice accretion: measurements using micro-computed tomography by Juan S. Velandia, Alexander Diener, Stephan Bansmer

“…In this study, we performed tests in an icing wind tunnel and scans with micro-computed tomography to address these issues. …”
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Effect of Surface Groove Structure on the Aerodynamics of Soccer Balls by Sungchan Hong, Takeshi Asai

“…In this study, we performed wind-tunnel tests to investigate how the introduction of grooves on the surface of a soccer ball affects the flight stability and aerodynamic forces on the ball. …”
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Simulation of a ground-mounted prism in ABL flow using LES: on overview of error metrics and distribution by Jin Xing

“…The validation of numerical simulations with traditional Wind Tunnel Test (WTT) is still an important task, necessary to increase our a priori knowledge of possible inaccuracies and set up mitigation strategies. …”
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Laboratory Study on the Use of Urease-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation for Stabilization of Coal Fly Ash by Yinggang Jia, Jian Chen

“…In order to investigate the influence of urease activity, salt solution ratio, and polyacrylamide (PAM) concentration on the EICP process, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) test, sieving test, and wind tunnel test was carried out in the laboratory. …”
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Correlation-Based Transition Transport Modeling for Simulating Crossflow Instabilities by J. K. Xu, J. Q. Bai, Lei Qiao, Yang Zhang

“…Comparisons of predictions using the new model with wind tunnel experiments of NLF (2)-0415 infinite swept wing and 6:1 inclined prolate spheroid validate the predictive qualities of the new correlation based transport equation.…”
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Experimental study on airfoil flow separation control via an air-supplement plasma synthetic jet by Ru-Bing Liu, Wen-Tao Wei, Hai-Peng Wan, Qi Lin, Fei Li, Kun Tang

“…To explore the flow control effect and mechanism of the air-supplement actuator, via particle image velocimetry experiments in a low-speed wind tunnel, the flow field and boundary layer characteristics of a two-dimensional airfoil surface under different actuation states were compared for different attack angles and jet orifices. …”
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Large-Eddy Simulations of Wind-Driven Cross Ventilation, Part 2: Comparison of Ventilation Performance Under Different Ventilation Configurations by Yunjae Hwang, Catherine Gorlé

“…As a result, quantifying natural ventilation flow rates can be a challenging task. Wind tunnel experiments offer one approach for studying natural ventilation, but measurements are often restricted to a few points or planes in the building, and the data can have limitations due to the intrusive nature of measurement techniques or due to challenges with optical access. …”
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Wind and structural loads data measured on parabolic trough solar collectors at an operational power plant by Ulrike Egerer, Scott Dana, David Jager, Geng Xia, Brooke J. Stanislawski, Shashank Yellapantula

“…Studying wind-driven loads at a full-scale, operational concentrating solar-thermal power plant provides insights into the wind impact on the solar collector field beyond the capabilities of wind tunnel tests or state-of-the-art simulations. We conducted comprehensive field measurements of the atmospheric turbulent wind conditions and the resulting structural wind loads on parabolic troughs at the Nevada Solar One plant over a two-year period. …”
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Power Output Enhancement of a Ducted Wind Turbine by Stabilizing Vortices around the Duct by Koichi Watanabe, Yuji Ohya, Takanori Uchida

“…Then, we investigated new approaches using vortex stabilization plates and polygonal brims in wind tunnel experiments and numerical simulations. Both approaches achieved a 1.5−3.8% increase in power output compared with a standard WLT. …”
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