Impacts of building layout on pedestrian level wind comfort and gas pollutant diffusion by Yi Yang, Tianxiao Zhang, Haiying Xie, Xiaoxiao Wang

“…The SIMPLE algorithm is selected for the pressure-velocity coupling. The data from wind tunnel experiment at Tokyo Polytechnic University is employed in the validation case. …”
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HFFB Test and Wind-Induced Vibration Analysis on 1 000 kV Transformer Frame by Wennian Shang, Jun Gong, Xudong Zhi, Haoyang Wang

“…Five section models and one whole model of the TF1000 were designed and constructed using 3D printing, and these were evaluated in a wind tunnel by means of HFFB tests for multiple loading scenarios. …”
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On the Investigation of the Effect of Tower and Hub Exclusion on the Numerical Results of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine by M AbdulRaouf, E AlBahkali, S Parvez, A Alnhdi, M Souli, T AlBahkali

“…Firstly, a full-scale horizontal axis wind turbine simulation was carried out, and subsequently, comparisons were made with the results of the wind tunnel experiment utilizing the K-omega SST and Sparlat Allmaras viscosity models. …”
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CFD analysis of the generic isolated indoor stadium: Impact of wind direction and roof configuration for wind drift in badminton by S M Vignesh, G Nallavan, R Ramakrishnan

“…Grid independency is carried out to compare the results with wind tunnel measurement data from the literature. The non-dimensional velocity and coefficient of pressure contour are obtained in the vertical centre plane and horizontal plane (H=0.06m and 0.02m) from the ground. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Analyses of a Novel Wing-In-Ground Vehicle by Martijn van Sluis, Sina Nasrollahi, Arvind Gangoli Rao, Georg Eitelberg

“…The results from the CFD analysis qualitatively match with the findings of wind tunnel experiments. Surface streamlines and boundary layer measurements correspond well with the numerical data. …”
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Effect of dimple shape, occupancy, and volume ratio on aerodynamic characteristics of golf balls during rotation by Kohei MORIYAMA, Hiroo OKANAGA

“…Using these balls, we carried out lift and drag measurements of the rotating balls in wind tunnel experiments. Then, a flight trajectory simulation was performed based on the obtained experimental results. …”
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On the wake deflection of vertical axis wind turbines by pitched blades by Ming Huang, Andrea Sciacchitano, Carlos Ferreira

“…A trailing vortex system responsible for the wake topology is hypothesized based on a simplified vorticity equation that describes the relationship between load distribution and its vortex generation; the proposed vorticity system and the resulting wake topology are experimentally validated in the wind tunnel via stereoscopic particle image velocimetry measurements of the flow field at several wake cross‐sections. …”
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Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Techniques: Cooling Boxes versus Cellulose Pads by Antonio Franco, Diego L. Valera, Araceli Peña

“…Evaporative cooling boxes provide an alternative to such systems. Using a low-speed wind tunnel, the present work has compared the performance of this system with four pads of differing geometry and thickness manufactured by two different companies. …”
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Analytical Model for Phase Synchronization of a Pair of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines by Masaru Furukawa, Yutaka Hara, Yoshifumi Jodai

“…The phase-synchronized rotation of a pair of closely spaced vertical-axis wind turbines has been found in wind tunnel experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. …”
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Flight Control Design for a Tailless Aircraft Using Eigenstructure Assignment by Clara Nieto-Wire, Kenneth Sobel

“…We apply eigenstructure assignment to the design of a flight control system for a wind tunnel model of a tailless aircraft. The aircraft, known as the innovative control effectors (ICEs) aircraft, has unconventional control surfaces plus pitch and yaw thrust vectoring. …”
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Influence of a rough surface on the aerodynamic characteristics of a rotating cylinder by N.K. Tanasheva, A.R. Bakhtybekova, A.Zh. Tleubergenova, L.L. Minkov, S.A. Bolegenova, N.N. Shuyushbaeva, B.A. Toktarbaev

“…Experimental studies of aerodynamics process of rotating cylinders were carried out in the aerodynamic laboratory using the T-1-M wind tunnel at an air flow value of 5 to 15 m/s. Graphs of dependences of rotating cylinder's lifting force and drag force on the changing air flow velocity and on relative roughness, k/d, are obtained. …”
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Analyzing Wind Effects on Long-Span Bridges: A Viable Numerical Modelling Methodology Using OpenFOAM for Industrial Applications by Yuxiang Zhang, Reamonn MacReamoinn, Philip Cardiff, Jennifer Keenahan

“…It offers distinct advantages when compared with the current standard practice of wind tunnel testing, which can have several limitations. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of PM Emission from Red Mud Basins Exposed to Wind Erosion by Valentina Dentoni, Battista Grosso, Francesco Pinna

“…An experimental research was carried with an environmental wind tunnel to estimate the Emission Factor (EF) of the basin surfaces as a function of the main affecting variables (i.e., residue water content and wind velocity). …”
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A cascade tunnel for investigation of rotating stall by Kriebel, Anthony R., Stenning, Alan H. (Alan Hugh)

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DC-driven positive streamer coronas in airflow by Martell, Benjamin C, Strobel, Lee R, Guerra-Garcia, Carmen

“…The experiments are performed in an open return wind tunnel with winds up to 30 m s<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> orthogonal to the needle. …”
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The interaction of radio frequency electromagnetic fields with atmospheric water droplets and application to aircraft ice prevention by Hansman, Robert John

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Adaptive Mesh Euler Equation Computations of Vortex Breakdown in Delta Wing Flow by Modiano, David

“…The aerodynamic normal force coefficients show excellent agreement with wind tunnel data measured by Jarrah, which demonstrates the importance of adaptation in obtaining an accurate solution. …”
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Analysis of a quadrotor in forward flight by Wiken, James Neil

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Aerodynamics investigation of MAV with flexible wing by Zeng, Zibin

“…Flexible-wing MAV’s advantage over rigid-wing MAV is that it is able to fly much smoother in gusty wind conditions. As such, wind tunnel experiments at free stream velocity of 21 m/s were carried out on various flexible wing configurations to determine ways of further enhancing their lift and longitudinal stability by means of varying the degree of wing flexibility. …”
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B147 study on airfoil performance in gusts by Png, Yong Han

“…This lack of information stems from the fact that the wind tunnels developed are based mostly on more ‘ideal’ situations instead of ‘real-world’ situations where there can be sudden differences in wind speed and direction. …”
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