Computer program documentation for a subcritical wing design code using higher order far-field drag minimization [PDF]
A subsonic, linearized aerodynamic theory, wing design program for one or two planforms was developed which uses a vortex lattice near field model and a higher order panel method in the far field.
Kuhlman, J. M., Shu, J. Y.
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Development and validation of an advanced low-order panel method [PDF]
A low-order potential-flow panel code, PMARC, for modeling complex three-dimensional geometries, is currently being developed at NASA Ames Research Center. The PMARC code was derived from a code named VSAERO that was developed for Ames Research Center by
Ashby, Dale L. +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2019 The aim of the present study is to perform a comparative analysis of two actuator disc methods (ACD) and two analytical wake models for wind farm power production assessment.
Nikolaos Simisiroglou +2 more
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The UTRC wind energy conversion system performance analysis for horizontal axis wind turbines (WECSPER) [PDF]
, 1981 The theory for the UTRC Energy Conversion System Performance Analysis (WECSPER) for the prediction of horizontal axis wind turbine performance is presented.
Egolf, T. A., Landgrebe, A. J.
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Corrugated structure insertion for extending the SASE bandwidth up to 3% at the European XFEL
, 2016 The usage of x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) in femtosecond nanocrystallography involves sequential illumination of many small crystals of arbitrary orientation.
Feng, G., Limberg, T., Zagorodnov, I.
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Calculation of the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of wing-flap configurations with externally blown flaps [PDF]
An analytical method for predicting the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of externally blown flap configurations is described. Two potential flow models make up the prediction method: a wing and flap lifting-surface model and a turbofan engine ...
Mendenhall, M. R.
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Stability of nonlinear one-dimensional laser pulse solitons in a plasma
, 2007 In a recent one-dimensional numerical fluid simulation study [Saxena et al., Phys. Plasmas 13,032309 (2006)], it was found that an instability is associated with a special class of one-dimensional nonlinear solutions for modulated light pulses coupled to
Abhijit Sen +8 more
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Investigation of Turbulence Intensity Effects on Tidal Turbine Wakes Through the BEM–CFD Method
Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThe wake characteristics of tidal turbines are significantly influenced by turbulence intensity (TI) and flow velocity in the marine environment. This study employs the Blade Element Momentum (BEM)–CFD method to model two-bladed horizontal tidal turbine ...
Erhu Hou +5 more
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The effect of blade aerodynamic modelling on the prediction of high-frequency rotor airloads [PDF]
, 2009 Interactions between the blades and vortical structures within the wake of a helicopter rotor are a significant source of impulsive loading and noise, particularly in descending flight.
Brown, Richard, Kelly, Mary E.
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Dynamic density functional study of a driven colloidal particle in polymer solutions
, 2003 The Dynamic Density Functional (DDF) theory and standard Brownian dynamics simulations (BDS) are used to study the drifting effects of a colloidal particle in a polymer solution, both for ideal and interacting polymers.
A. Lang +19 more
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