Wind Tunnels
by Satoru Okamoto
Publisher: InTech 2011
ISBN-13: 9789533072951
Number of pages: 136
Description:
Although great advances in computational methods have been made in recent years, wind tunnel tests remain essential for obtaining the full range of data required to guide detailed design decisions for various practical engineering problems. This book collects original and innovative research studies on recent applications in wind tunnel tests, exhibiting various investigation directions and providing a bird’s eye view on this broad subject area.
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