A comparison of wind-tunnel and full-scale wind pressure measurements on low-rise structures

1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.W. Tieleman ◽  
R.E. Akins ◽  
P.R. Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Pressure Measurements

Comparison of wind pressure measurements on tower-like structure obtained from full-scale observation, wind tunnel test, and the CFD technology

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (12-15) ◽  
pp. 1817-1829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morimasa Watakabe ◽  
Masamiki Ohashi ◽  
Hisashi Okada ◽  
Yasuo Okuda ◽  
Hitomi Kikitsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Pressure Measurements

Structural Properties of Air-Supported Structures

1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Ikoma
Keyword(s):  
Static Loading ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Snow Load ◽  
Melting Snow ◽  
Tunnel Model ◽  
Double Skin ◽  
Loading Tests

This paper describes the results of static loading tests simulating snow load, of wind pressure measurements and of melting snow tests, respectively, concerning full scale air-supported domes. Static loading tests are conducted for a full scale single-skin air-supported dome, whereas wind pressure measurements are performed using two kinds of model. One is the full scale dome mentioned above, the other is the wind tunnel model. Furthermore, melting snow tests are performed using another full scale double-skin dome in order to investigate how much snow can be melted artificially. Through these series of tests, structural characteristics of this kind of structure against snow load and wind load are confirmed. The results of loading tests and melting snow tests are compared with analytical results; good agreement is obtained.

Pressure Distributions on Sails Investigated Using Three Methods: On-Water Measurements, Wind-Tunnel Measurements, and Computational Fluid Dynamics

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignazio Maria Viola ◽  
Richard G. J. Flay
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Unstable Environment ◽  
Full Scale Tests ◽  
Good Agreement

The main results of a two-year project aimed at comparing full-scale tests, wind tunnel tests, and numerical analysis predictions are presented. Pressure measurements were obtained from both full-scale tests and wind-tunnel tests, in upwind and downwind conditions. The upwind wind tunnel test condition was modelled using a Vortex Lattice code, while the downwind wind-tunnel test was modelled using a Navier-Stokes code. The pressures obtained from the three different methods are compared on three horizontal sections of the headsail, mainsail, and asymmetric spinnaker. In general the pressures from the three experiments showed good agreement. In particular, very good agreement was obtained between the numerical computations and the wind tunnel test results. Conversely, the results from the downwind full-scale pressure measurements showed less similarity due to a slightly tightened trim being used for the spinnaker in the on-water tests. Full-scale tests allow the action of unsteadiness due to the wind, wave and yacht movements to affect the results. This unstable environment caused the asymmetric spinnaker to move around, and a tightened trim was required to prevent the spinnaker from collapsing.

Full-scale wind-tunnel pressure measurements of an F/A-18 tail during buffet

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 1148-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris L. Pettit ◽  
Dansen L. Brown ◽  
Michael P. Banford ◽  
Ed Pendleton
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Pressure Measurements
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