On the development and early observations from a towing tank-based transverse wing–gust encounter test rig
SJ Corkery, H Babinsky, JK Harvey - Experiments in Fluids, 2018 - Springer
Small unmanned aerial vehicles and biological fliers can experience wind gusts of similar
magnitude to the flight speed, which is detrimental to flight stability. For one encounter type …
magnitude to the flight speed, which is detrimental to flight stability. For one encounter type …
Design and testing of a low subsonic wind tunnel gust generator
This paper summarises the design of a gust generator and the comparison between high
fidelity numerical results and experimental results. The gust generator has been designed …
fidelity numerical results and experimental results. The gust generator has been designed …
Coherence of unsteady wake of periodically plunging airfoil
We present an experimental investigation of the flow structure in the near wake of a
NACA0012 airfoil plunging sinusoidally at a chord Reynolds number of Re= 20 000 and for …
NACA0012 airfoil plunging sinusoidally at a chord Reynolds number of Re= 20 000 and for …
Investigation of static wings interacting with vertical gusts of indefinite length at low Reynolds numbers
A novel gust generator was developed to study the interaction of wings with vertical gusts of
controllable interaction time with magnitudes up to 30% of the freestream velocity at low …
controllable interaction time with magnitudes up to 30% of the freestream velocity at low …
Unsteady aerodynamics of a wing in a novel small-amplitude transverse gust generator
A novel small-amplitude high-frequency gust generator has been developed that works by
oscillating a small fence on the wind tunnel wall. The gust generator produces …
oscillating a small fence on the wind tunnel wall. The gust generator produces …
[HTML][HTML] A novel approach for artificially generating horizontal wind gusts based on a movable plate: The paddle
The paper is concerned with a novel approach to generate horizontal wind gusts in classical
wind tunnels. Assuming an open test section of an Eiffel-or Göttingen-type wind tunnel, the …
wind tunnels. Assuming an open test section of an Eiffel-or Göttingen-type wind tunnel, the …
Vortical gusts: experimental generation and interaction with wing
EAL Hufstedler, BJ McKeon - AIAA Journal, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
We describe the experimental generation of isolated vortical gusts and the interaction
between these gusts and a downstream airfoil at a Reynolds number of 20,000. A standard …
between these gusts and a downstream airfoil at a Reynolds number of 20,000. A standard …
Improving wind tunnel “1-cos” gust profiles
A vane-type gust generator has been designed and characterized in the Swansea University
wind tunnel to enable the validation of the response of aircraft models to gust loads. The …
wind tunnel to enable the validation of the response of aircraft models to gust loads. The …
Navigating vortex gust interactions and mitigations by plunging wings
Inspired by the stability achieved by biological flapping-winged fliers in gusty environments,
we conducted particle image velocimetry studies on the interactions between plunging …
we conducted particle image velocimetry studies on the interactions between plunging …
Characterization of low levels of turbulence generated by grids in the settling chamber of a laminar wind tunnel
J Romblad, M Greiner, A Guissart, W Würz - Experiments in Fluids, 2022 - Springer
Wind tunnel investigations of how Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) airfoils respond to
atmospheric turbulence require the generation of turbulence, whose relevant characteristics …
atmospheric turbulence require the generation of turbulence, whose relevant characteristics …