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...

One of the factors that can influence the performance of large optical telescopes is the vibration of the telescope structure due to unsteady wind inside the telescope enclosure. Estimating the resulting degradation in image quality has been difficult because of the relatively poor understanding of the flow characteristics. Significant progress has recently been made, informed by measurements i...

This paper describes the design, construction, and performance of a micro-sized ornithopter wing. A novel sectioned design that performs well and can be built quickly and inexpensively is presented. Wind-tunnel test results that demonstrate the potential of the design are also presented. The design can be built in 3 person hours and achieved a propulsive efficiency of about 83%. An inertial eff...

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...

Unlike many other engineering products, where a prototype model is built, tested and modified, buildings can only be examined after they are built. It is then too late to correct any design mistake. Therefore, architects depend on scaled models to simulate as close as possible the final product and test the design. The currently available approach for students as well as professionals to simula...

A computational method for accurately predicting the static aeroelastic deformations of typical transonic transport wind tunnel models is described. The method utilizes a finite element method (FEM) for predicting the deformations. Extensive calibratiodvalidation of this method was carried out using a novel wind-off wind tunnel model static loading experiment and wind-on optical wing twist meas...