The University of Maine is contributing to the global effort to improve floating machines to harness wind over deeper offshore waters. Researchers envision turbine platforms floating in the ocean ...

Where on the planet are people's hats being knocked off by roaring wind? Where are the ghastly doldrums, where the air's so still not a single leaf rustles? The simulation relies on the raw power of ...

Wind energy conversion system simulation encompasses the mathematical modelling, computational analysis and real-time emulation of wind turbines and their integration with electrical networks. At its ...

Simulating the real world is a tremendously complex problem if you want to do it at any useful level of fidelity. Traditional techniques are holding back design teams at vehicle and aerospace ...

A new system using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing of embedded-control software releases keeps turbines up on the farm For its wind turbine control systems, Siemens’ engineers faced the challenge ...

Fig. 1: Wind interacts with buildings in very complex ways. This screenshot from the video shows wind velocities at 33 m height relative to the innovative Lidar system located at the upper left corner ...

Early car aerodynamic development focused on physical observation rather than simulation. Wind tunnels were first developed ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new wind-simulation system operating within a Mississippi State laboratory now enables researchers to measure gusts, turbulence and other environmental factors impacting drone ...

Jane Housley, a BYU mathematics graduate and wildfire modeling researcher, developed a faster, smarter way to predict how wind moves through fire-prone terrain. Her work could help firefighters ...

For years, CFD software has helped engineers optimize designs in traditional industries such as oil and gas. So it’s probably no surprise the software has also taken a role in renewable energy. For ...