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...e wind. The Miles-Phillips mechanism is a physical interpretation of these wind-generated surface waves.<br>Both mechanisms are applied to [[Capillary wave ...urnal |last1=Jeffreys |first1=H. |title=On the formation of water waves by wind |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society |pages=341–347 | volume=107| doi ...

=== Wind tunnels === ...luids Eng.</ref> Entrance length must be considered in the design of wind tunnels, because the object being tested must be located in the irrotational flow r ...

...se and high resistance that characterize turbulent flow. Contemporary wind tunnels failed to show T-S waves. ...ort. [[National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics]], 1-70.</ref> created a wind tunnel that went to extremes to damp mechanical vibrations and sounds that ...

=== Plasma wind tunnels === ...reproduce these conditions. Induction plasma is used for these plasma wind tunnels because it can generate a high-enthalpy plasma free of contaminants.<ref>{{ ...

...blades. [[Mechanical fan|Fan]]s have many applications including in [[wind tunnels]] and [[cooling towers]]. Design parameters include [[power (physics)|power *{{cite journal | title = Fluid dynamics wind turbine design: Critical analysis, optimization and application of BEM theo ...

...hout the 18th and 19th centuries, aided by the construction of the first [[wind tunnel]] in 1871. In his 1738 publication ''Hydrodynamica'', [[Daniel Berno ...[Royal Aeronautical Society]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. Objects placed in wind tunnel models are almost always smaller than in practice, so a method was n ...

...=Vérant |first2=J.-L. |date=1998 |title=On the validation of high enthalpy wind tunnel simulations |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1270-9638(99)80002-9 |jo ...nical Conference and Exposition. Volume 8: Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy; Honors and Awards |chapter=Testing Platform and Commercialization P ...

...ut different-sized flow situations, such as between an aircraft model in a wind tunnel and the full-size version. The predictions of the onset of turbulenc ...educed scale models in [[Water tunnel (hydrodynamic)|water channels]] or [[wind tunnel]]s and correlate the data to the actual flows, saving on costs durin ...

...mple of this phenomenon is the [[Aeolian sound|Aeolian tones]] produced by wind blowing over fixed objects. ...e Greek word ''anemos'', which means [[wind]], and is used to describe any wind speed instrument used in [[meteorology]]. ...

| Susceptibility to wind erosion || Moderate (High if fine sand) || High || Low ...for water and nutrients.<ref name="Petersen 1996"/> Clay soils also resist wind and water erosion better than silty and sandy soils, as the particles bond ...

...ecies. Dense attachment of the species to the boundaries of water-transfer tunnels and pipelines results in [[biofouling]], causing high resistance to water f ...m alongshore (Figure 3). By making use of natural processes such as waves, wind and tide to redistribute the sand, this innovative approach succeeded in li ...

...an |last6=Gayley |first6=Kenneth |year=2008 |title=The Prototype Colliding-Wind Pinwheel WR 104 |journal=The Astrophysical Journal |volume=675 |pages=698–7 ...=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNszUml_Wd4C |title=Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems: Benefits and Risks |date=2008 |publisher=Sprin ...

...[[pneumatic motor]]s use [[compressed air]], and [[clockwork motor]]s in [[wind-up toy]]s use [[elastic energy]]. In biological systems, [[molecular motor] ...design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings.<ref>{{cite web |title=definition of "engin ...