Optimisation of a Nacelle Electro-Thermal Ice Protection System for Icing Wind Tunnel Testing

Wind Tunnel for Aerodynamic Development Testing

The study of the aerodynamics related to the improvement in the acting of airplanes and automobiles with the objective of being reduced the effect of the attrition of the air on structures, providing larger speeds and smaller consumption of fuel. The application of the knowledge of the aerodynamics not more limits to the aeronautical and automobile industries. Therefore, this research aims to d...

Wind Tunnel Testing: a General Outline

Testing and Evaluation of Wind Power Plant Protection System

This paper discusses test set up and methodology which may be used for wind power plant (WPP) protection system evaluation. The test set up cosists of a digital simulator, a number of physical relays and recorders, as well as software for modeling, simulation, signal editing, etc. Correct operation of the WPP protection system is crucial during grid disturbances to prevent unwanted power source...

Wind Tunnel Testing of a Novel Wingsuit Design

A wingsuit is a special suit that is worn to allow the user to fly after jumping off of a high cliff. The wingsuit creates an airfoil shape by adding wings of material between the arms and the sides as well as a tail consisting of material between the legs. The wingsuit allows for the creation of lift and thus human flying. A new and novel wingsuit design is proposed based on the design of a de...

Wind tunnel testing of a generic telescope enclosure

The design of future large optical telescopes must take into account the wind-induced buffeting of the telescope structure caused by large-scale flow structures and turbulence inside the dome. However, estimating the resulting degradation in image quality is difficult due to our relatively poor understanding of the flow inside the dome. Data has been collected in a scaled wind-tunnel test of a ...