Search Results - "Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics"

Effects of continuously changing inlet wind direction on near-to-far wake characteristics behind wind turbines over flat terrain by Uchida, Takanori, Gagnon, Yves

“…The wake characteristics of a utility-scale wind turbine under realistic atmospheric boundary layer conditions are affected by the continuously changing wind…”
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RANS CFD modeling of the flow around a thin windbreak fence with various porosities: Validation using wind tunnel measurements by Tominaga, Yoshihide, Shirzadi, Mohammadreza

“…In computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of airflow in built environments, the porous-jump model is commonly used to represent extremely thin porous…”
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Harvesting wind energy for improving performance of Savonius rotor by El-Askary, W.A., Nasef, M.H., AbdEL-hamid, A.A., Gad, H.E.

“…In this work three methods of controlling the wind direction were aiming at improving the performance of Savonius rotor. The idea behind the new designs was to…”
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Experiments on a Flettner rotor at critical and supercritical Reynolds numbers by Bordogna, G., Muggiasca, S., Giappino, S., Belloli, M., Keuning, J.A., Huijsmans, R.H.M., van ’t Veer, A.P.

“…The Flettner rotor is attracting increasing attention as a viable technology for wind-assisted ship propulsion. Nonetheless, the influence of the Reynolds…”
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Dispersion of ultrafine particles in the wake of car models: A wind tunnel study by Rodriguez, Romain, Murzyn, Frédéric, Mehel, Amine, Larrarte, Frederique

“…Worldwide around 7 million annual deaths are due to air pollution. Among all pollutants, Ultrafine Particles (UFP) cause strong adverse effects. In this paper,…”
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Influence of urban configuration on the structure of kinetic energy transport and the energy dissipation rate by Ishida, Yasuyuki, Okaze, Tsubasa, Mochida, Akashi

“…The urban configuration, which pertains to the arrangement and height of buildings, has strong relationships not only with pedestrian wind environment within…”
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The evolution and intensification of Cyclone Pam (2015) and resulting strong winds over the southern Pacific islands by Takemi, Tetsuya

“…Cyclone Pam (2015), a category-5 storm, in the southern Pacific in March 2015 caused severe damages over the islands states in the southern Pacific. Cyclone…”
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Wind tunnel tests on heavy road vehicles: Cross wind induced loads—Part 1 by Cheli, F., Corradi, R., Sabbioni, E., Tomasini, G.

“…In the recent years, rollover has become an important safety issue for a large class of vehicles. Even though rollovers constitute a small percentage of all…”
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Wind tunnel tests on heavy road vehicles: Cross wind induced loads—Part 2 by Cheli, F., Ripamonti, F., Sabbioni, E., Tomasini, G.

“…The sensitivity of heavy road vehicle aerodynamic coefficients to different testing parameters (scenario, vehicle type and turbulence intensity) is…”
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Effects of roughness blocks on atmospheric boundary layer flow over a two-dimensional low hill with/without sudden roughness change by Cao, Shuyang, Tamura, Tetsuro

“…Wind tunnel experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of roughness blocks on the atmospheric boundary layer flow over a two-dimensional low hill…”
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Wind-tunnel development and trends in applications to civil engineering by Cermak, Jack E

“…A review is presented on wind tunnels capable of simulating natural winds, the boundary-layer wind tunnel (BLWT), and trends in their extensive use in…”
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Turbulence generated by a wind tunnel of multi-fan type in uniformly active and quasi-grid modes by Ozono, S., Nishi, A., Miyagi, H.

“…In an attempt to simulate atmospheric turbulence at high-Reynolds numbers, an innovative wind tunnel of “multi-fan type” is developed. The airflow is driven by…”
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50 years of Computational Wind Engineering: Past, present and future by Blocken, Bert

“…In the past 50 years, Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) has undergone a successful transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field…”
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Case study of vortex-induced vibration and mitigation mechanism for a long-span suspension bridge by Ge, Yaojun, Zhao, Lin, Cao, Jinxin

“…The wind-induced vibration of long-span bridges mainly manifests as flutter, galloping, vortex-induced vibrations (VIVs), buffeting, etc. Among these, VIVs…”
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A new Gaussian-based analytical wake model for wind turbines considering ambient turbulence intensities and thrust coefficient effects by Ishihara, Takeshi, Qian, Guo-Wei

“…A new wake model for wind turbines considering ambient turbulence intensity and thrust coefficient effects is proposed by numerical and analytical studies…”
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Deep learning-based investigation of wind pressures on tall building under interference effects by Hu, Gang, Liu, Lingbo, Tao, Dacheng, Song, Jie, Tse, K.T., Kwok, K.C.S.

“…Interference effects of tall buildings have attracted numerous studies due to the boom of clusters of buildings in megacities. To fully understand the…”
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Urban wind energy: Some views on potential and challenges by Stathopoulos, Ted, Alrawashdeh, Hatem, Al-Quraan, Ayman, Blocken, Bert, Dilimulati, Aierken, Paraschivoiu, Marius, Pilay, Pragasen

“…Urban wind energy consists of the utilization of wind energy technology in applications to the urban and suburban built environment. The paper provides some…”
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Predicting wind pressures around circular cylinders using machine learning techniques by Hu, Gang, Kwok, K.C.S.

“…Numerous studies have been carried out to measure wind pressures around circular cylinders since the early 20th century due to its engineering significance…”
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Aerodynamic drag in cycling pelotons: New insights by CFD simulation and wind tunnel testing by Blocken, Bert, van Druenen, Thijs, Toparlar, Yasin, Malizia, Fabio, Mannion, Paul, Andrianne, Thomas, Marchal, Thierry, Maas, Geert-Jan, Diepens, Jan

“…A cycling peloton is the main group of cyclists riding closely together to reduce aerodynamic drag and energy expenditure. Previous studies on small groups of…”
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A quantitative review of wind farm control with the objective of wind farm power maximization by Kheirabadi, Ali C., Nagamune, Ryozo

“…This article presents a review of control strategies for maximizing power production within wind farms. Discussions focus on three notable concepts; power…”
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