Applications of wind tunnels to investigations of wind-engineering problems

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. CERMAK
Keyword(s):  
Wind Engineering ◽  
Wind Tunnels ◽  
Engineering Problems

scholarly journals Prediction of wind effects on buildings using computational methods — review of the state of the art

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 805-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Baskaran ◽  
T. Stathopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Computer Modelling ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Control Volume ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
The State ◽  
Wind Engineering ◽  
Wind Tunnels ◽  
Wind Loading ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Current Design

Advancements in computer software and hardware technology provide a new direction for analyzing engineering problems. Recently the field of wind engineering has gained significant momentum in the computer modelling process. This paper reviews the state of the art in computational wind engineering, including the finite element method, finite difference method, and control volume technique. A portion of this paper summarizes the research in this area carried out by the authors. Computations have been made for a variety of building configurations, including normal wind flow conditions for a building with different aspect ratios, and modelling wind environmental conditions around groups of buildings. The computer modelling technique may eventually enhance the design of buildings and structures against wind loading and supplement the current design practice of using building codes and standards or performing experiments in wind tunnels. Key words: buildings, computer modelling, pressure, velocity, wind engineering, wind tunnels.

scholarly journals Special Edition : Use of Wind Tunnels in Wind Engineering

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Takashi NOMURA ◽  
Hidesaku UEJIMA
Keyword(s):  
Wind Engineering ◽  
Wind Tunnels ◽  
Special Edition

Subsonic Wind Tunnels in Malaysia: A Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 566-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surjatin Wiriadidjaja ◽  
Fadilah Hasim ◽  
Shuhaimi Mansor ◽  
Waqar Asrar ◽  
Azmin Shakrine Mohd Rafie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Wind Tunnels ◽  
General Point ◽  
Technical Data ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Section Size ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
Experimental Works ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

In Malaysia, there exist wind tunnels operated by several universities and organizations. Most of them are actively used for a variety of experimental works that are needed by uncounted educational curricula and aerodynamics related researches. Lately, wind tunnels have even become increasingly accepted as one of common engineering tools in solving of unexpected and abundant wind engineering problems that are continually facing automotive industries, oil and gas companies, as well as governmental agencies and ministries. This paper is meant to present an overview of the existing wind tunnels, accompanied with information on some important technical data, and added, to a lesser extent, with complementary information about backgrounds and design philosophies. The emphasis is, however, given only to those with test section size of 1.0 square meter or larger. From the general point of view, some information about testing capabilities and trends in wind tunnel technology is also presented.

Speed control of large wind tunnels

1958 ◽  
Vol 4 (39) ◽  
pp. 146-147
Author(s):  
L.S. Drake ◽  
J.A. Fox ◽  
G.H.A. Gunnell
Keyword(s):  
Speed Control ◽  
Wind Tunnels ◽  
Large Wind
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