Aerodynamic Comparison of Conventional and Bioinspired Turbines for Enhanced Wind Energy Applications in Low Wind Conditions by Quesada-Bedoya Luis Felipe, Lebrun-Llano David, Espitia-Mesa Gabriel, Tamayo-Avendaño Jorge Mario, Osorio-Gómez Gilberto

“…To validate this approach, a comparative aerodynamic analysis is proposed between a conventional and a bio-inspired turbine. …”
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Simulation Analysis of the Aerodynamic Performance of a Bionic Aircraft with Foldable Beetle Wings in Gliding Flight by Caidong Wang, Yu Ning, Xinjie Wang, Junqiu Zhang, Liangwen Wang

“…The effects of elastic model, rigid and flexible wing, angle of attack, and velocity on the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft in gliding flight are analyzed. …”
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Numerical Simulations of the Effect on Aerodynamic Performances of the Inter-propeller Distance in a Contra-rotating Propeller by H. Bentrad, H. Moulai, A. Bekhti, S. Laâzab

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A comparative study of turbulence models for predicting the aerodynamic drag of a spin-stabilized projectile by Quang Tuan Nguyen

“…Introduction/purpose: In this research, the influence of different turbulence models on the aerodynamic drag prediction of a generic spin-stabilized projectile was analyzed. …”
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Numerical Study on Aerodynamic Characteristics of H-Darrieus Wind Turbine with Blunt Trailing-edge Airfoil by Z. Kong, X. Sun

“…The present study numerically examines the aerodynamic performance of an H-type vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) utilizing airfoils with blunt trailing edges (BTE). …”
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Aerodynamic Interaction Characteristics Study of the Ducted Coaxial Propeller for a Novel eVTOL in Hovering by Junjie Wang, XinFeng Zhang, Jiaxin Lu

“…Although DCP generates 1.77 times more lift than DSP, its aerodynamic efficiency is only 91.08% of DSP.…”
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Experimental Simulation of a Tennis Ball using Wind Tunnel by Cesar Almiro de Souza, Julio Cesar Costa Campos, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Pedro Casanova Treto, Alvaro Messias Bigonha Tibiriça, Henrique Márcio Pereira Rosa, Rogério Fernandes Brito

Subjects: “…Aerodynamics. Tennis ball.Wind tunnel. Drag coefficient.…”
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Numerical analysis of ice accretion on an airfoil: A case study by Lucas Farabello, Ana Scarabino, Federico Bacchi

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Aerodynamic Characteristics Evaluation of a Cable-Stayed Bridge Section with a New-Type Hybrid Fairing by Hoyeop Lee, Jiho Moon

“…In this study, new-type hybrid faring is suggested to improve the aerodynamic performance of the long-span cable-stayed bridge. …”
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Aerodynamic Optimization Design of a Multistage Centrifugal Steam Turbine and Its Off-Design Performance Analysis by Hui Li, Dian-Gui Huang

“…Centrifugal turbine which has less land occupation, simple structure, and high aerodynamic efficiency is suitable to be used as small to medium size steam turbines or waste heat recovery plant. …”
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Aerodynamic Optimization of a UAV Wing subject to Weight, Geometric, Root Bending Moment, and Performance Constraints by Durmuş Sinan Körpe, Öztürk Özdemir Kanat

“…In this study, the optimization of a low-speed wing with functional constraints is discussed. The aerodynamic analysis tool developed by the coupling of the numerical nonlinear lifting-line method to Xfoil is used to obtain lift and drag coefficients of the baseline wing. …”
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Numerical investigation and improvement of the aerodynamic performance of a modified elliptical-bladed Savonius-style wind turbine by Sri Kurniati, Sudirman Syam, Arifin Sanusi

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Bio-Inspired Jumping Spider Optimization for Controller Tuning/Parameter Estimation of an Uncertain Aerodynamic MIMO System by Ravi Samikannu, Oduetse Matsebe, David Ezekiel

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Characteristics of Wind Load on Spatial Structures with Typical Shapes due to Aerodynamic Geometrical Parameters and Terrain Type by Yi Zhou, Yuanqi Li, Yingying Zhang, Akihito Yoshida

“…The characteristics of wind load on large-span roofs are complicated by their unique geometrical configurations and strong dependence on aerodynamic geometrical parameters and terrain type. …”
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Improved Set-point Tracking Control of an Unmanned Aerodynamic MIMO System Using Hybrid Neural Networks by Oduetse Matsebe, David Mohammed Ezekiel, Ravi Samikannu

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EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION OF AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MINIBUS MODEL WITH NON-SMOOTH SURFACE PLATE APPLICATION by CIHAN BAYINDIRLI, MEHMET CELIK

Subjects: “…drag coefficient, wind tunnel, CAD, aerodynamic, non-smooth surface plate…”
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Wind Tunnel Analysis of the Aerodynamic Loads on Rolling Stock over Railway Embankments: The Effect of Shelter Windbreaks by Sergio Avila-Sanchez, Santiago Pindado, Oscar Lopez-Garcia, Angel Sanz-Andres

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Study on Galloping Oscillation of Iced Twin Bundle Conductors considering the Effects of Variation of Aerodynamic and Electromagnetic Forces by Chuan Wu, Zhongfei Ye, Bo Zhang, Yong Pan, Qing Li, Bo Yan

“…Due to the occurrence of whole-span and subspan vibration at the same time during the galloping of the iced bundle conductors, the distance between the subconductors changes, resulting in the variation of the aerodynamic parameters for the leeward subconductors. …”
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An optimization procedure of shape and position of the aerodynamic device at the rear side of a semi-trailer truck model by Stjepan Galamboš, Nebojša Nikolić, Goran Vorotović, Boris Stojić, Jovan Dorić, Dalibor Feher

“…The paper outlines the development and optimization of an aerodynamic device for a semi-trailer truck model to reduce aerodynamic drag force. …”
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Aerodynamic Investigation for a Propeller-Induced Lift-Enhancing Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Configuration by Hongbo Wang, Guangjia Li, Jie Li, Junjie Zhuang

“…Numerical simulation methods are used to study and analyze the aerodynamic characteristics of this configuration in the cruise and VTOL phases. …”
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