A wind tunnel conditions the air flow for testing equipment, such as heat exchangers, over a wide range of conditions. In this paper, a procedure to develop the operating envelope for the tested equipment in a wind tunnel is presented. The temperature and humidity of the air that requires conditioning is controlled and maintained by the combination of cooling coil (or evaporator), heating eleme...

Much is talked of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), concerning its role in the possibility of bringing down the costs and turn-around times in the design and development of aircraft. Views have been expressed, at one extreme end, that wind tunnel testing may play a secondary role eventually. This communication takes a balanced view according to which both CFD and wind tunnels are inevitable; ...

An atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel was used to survey the variation in local wind conditions over a region of the Altamont Pass, California, containing two wind farms. Meteorological data combined with the wind tunnel results were used to predict the power output of the wind farms every half hour over a oneyear period from July 2001 to June 2002. It was observed that the power production...

Launch and recovery helicopter wind envelope for a ship type was determined as the first step to the helicopter qualification program. Flight deck velocities data were obtained by means of a two components laser Doppler anemometer testing a 1/50 model in the wind tunnel stream. Full-scale flight deck measurements were obtained on board the ship using a sonic anemometer. Wind tunnel and full-sca...

the influence of wind erosion on soil productivity was studied applying fan-forced wind in a wind tunnel located in the campo de nijar area in se spain where the main crops are cereals. wind erosion is highly variable depending on the type of soil (aric-haplic calcisols, aric-calcaric cambisols or aric-calcic luvisols, according to iuss working group wrb, 2014) and the time elapsed since the la...

in this study, the time-average velocity in the near wake of a two-dimensional notch-back car model that located in the wake of a trailer has been investigated. the present experiments were carried out in an open circuit low-speed wind tunnel made by fara sanjesh saba ltd, in iran and was used to simulate uniform air flow. results show: at the close spacing, time- average velocity profile at th...

Aeolian processes occur throughout the Solar System and likely on extrasolar planets as well. Models based on data collected in boundary layer wind tunnels have contributed to understanding the physics of these processes. Planetary wind tunnels allow simulation of conditions (atmospheric pressure, density, or kinematic viscosity) on extraterrestrial bodies, and their use over several decades ha...

Collins, Colorado 80524, USA. Phone: [970] 498 2334, Fax: [970] 221 3124, Email: [email protected] The use of the wind tunnel as a building design tool has become much more commonplace in recent years. Its effective use requires close coordination between the architect, the structural engineer and the wind engineer, with the architect traditionally serving as project leader. Many structural ...

BACKGROUND Wind farms have shown a spectacular growth during the last 15 years. Avian mortality through collision with moving rotor blades is well-known as one of the main adverse impacts of wind farms. In Spain, the griffon vulture incurs the highest mortality rates in wind farms. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS As far as we know, this study is the first attempt to predict flight trajectories...

Engineering Technology programs focus on delivering a hands-on engineering education. The students get introduced to the theoretical development of engineering concepts first, then they apply the concepts to solve practical problems and test the concepts in carefully designed experiments carried out in appropriate facilities. One of the key areas of instruction associated with a mechanical engi...