A System for Simulating Road-Representative Atmospheric Turbulence for Ground Vehicles in a Large Wind Tunnel

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 817-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian R. McAuliffe ◽  
Annick D'Auteuil
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Atmospheric Turbulence ◽  
Ground Vehicles ◽  
Large Wind

China's Large Wind Tunnel

1939 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 315-350
Author(s):  
F.L. Wattendorf
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Large Wind

An overview of experiments on the dynamic sensitivity of MAVs to turbulence

2010 ◽  
Vol 114 (1158) ◽  
pp. 485-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Watkins ◽  
M. Thompson ◽  
M. Shortis ◽  
R. Segal ◽  
M. Abdulrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Flight Tests ◽  
Wind Environment ◽  
Turbulent Wind ◽  
High Turbulence ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Rotary Wing ◽  
Large Wind

Abstract Aspects of the turbulent wind environment Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) experience when flying outdoors were replicated in a large wind tunnel. An overview of the facility, instrumentation and initial flight tests is given. Piloting inputs and aircraft accelerations were recorded on fixed and rotary wing MAVs and for some tests, measurements of the approach flow (u,v,w sampled at 1,250Hz at four laterally disposed upstream locations) were made. The piloting aim was to hold straight and level flight in the 12m wide × 4m high × ~50m long test section, while flying in a range of turbulent conditions. The Cooper-Harper rating system showed that a rotary craft was less sensitive to the effects of turbulence compared to the fixed wing craft and that while the fixed wing aircraft was relatively easy to fly in smooth air, it became extremely difficult to fly under high turbulence conditions. The rotary craft, while more difficult to fly per. se., did not become significantly harder to fly in relatively high turbulence levels. However the rotary craft had a higher mass and MOI than the fixed wing craft and further work is planned to understand the effects of these differences.

Définition d'un site réel répondant aux conditions d'une simulation d'une couche superficielle de l'atmosphère

1990 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-546
Author(s):  
P. R. Louchez ◽  
J. Druez
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Atmospheric Turbulence ◽  
Stationary State ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Neutral Surface ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Neutral Surface Layer ◽  
Definition Of

Given the difficulty of numerically modelling atmospheric turbulence, laboratory wind-tunnel simulations have been used to solve a variety of design problems involving pollution, wind pressure on structures, etc. Most often, a dry, homogeneous, stationary, barotropic, and neutral surface layer is assumed for the simulation. However, such an assumption severely limits the applicability of the findings. This paper presents a definition of a real site for solving the types of design problems mentioned. A simple numeric application is performed on a simulation of wind drag on a vehicle travelling in the countryside under particular stationary-state and thermic-neutrality conditions. [Journal translation]

scholarly journals Global trends in the performance of large wind farms based on high-fidelity simulations

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1689-1703
Author(s):  
Søren Juhl Andersen ◽  
Simon-Philippe Breton ◽  
Björn Witha ◽  
Stefan Ivanell ◽  
Jens Nørkær Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Turbulence ◽  
Wind Shear ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Response Surfaces ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Engineering Models ◽  
Large Wind

Abstract. A total of 18 high-fidelity simulations of large wind farms have been performed by three different institutions using various inflow conditions and simulation setups. The setups differ in how the atmospheric turbulence, wind shear and wind turbine rotors are modeled, encompassing a wide range of commonly used modeling methods within the large eddy simulation (LES) framework. Various turbine spacings, atmospheric turbulence intensity levels and incoming wind velocities are considered. The work performed is part of the International Energy Agency (IEA) wind task Wakebench and is a continuation of previously published results on the subject. This work aims at providing a methodology for studying the general flow behavior in large wind farms in a systematic way. It seeks to investigate and further understand the global trends in wind farm performance, with a focus on variability. Parametric studies first map the effect of various parameters on large aligned wind farms, including wind turbine spacing, wind shear and atmospheric turbulence intensity. The results are then aggregated and compared to engineering models as well as LES results from other investigations to provide an overall picture of how much power can be extracted from large wind farms operating below the rated level. The simple engineering models, although they cannot capture the variability features, capture the general trends well. Response surfaces are constructed based on the large number of aggregated LES data corresponding to a wide range of large wind farm layouts. The response surfaces form a basis for mapping the inherently varying power characteristics inside very large wind farms, including how much the turbines are able to exploit the turbulent fluctuations within the wind farms and estimating the associated uncertainty, which is valuable information useful for risk mitigation.

scholarly journals Superconducting electromagnets for large wind tunnel magnetic suspension and balance systems

1985 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 444-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Boom ◽  
Y. Eyssa ◽  
G. McIntosh ◽  
M. Abdelsalam ◽  
R. Scurlock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Magnetic Suspension ◽  
Large Wind
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