Influence of wind gradient and ground effect on the aerodynamic forces of a Dynarig sail at large heeling angles

Q Zeng, X Lyu, W Cai, L Zhang, J Xu - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
As marine scientific research expands into deeper and increasingly remote oceanic regions,
unmanned sailboats have emerged as invaluable tools for enhancing hydrographic …

Empirical Study of Ground Proximity Effects for Small-scale Electroaerodynamic Thrusters

G Nations, CL Nelson, DS Drew - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electroaerodynamic (EAD) propulsion, where thrust is produced by collisions between
electrostatically-accelerated ions and neutral air, is a potentially transformative method for …

Experimental Setup for Testing Ground Effect in a Wind Tunnel

M Holmbring, A Olsson - 2024 - diva-portal.org
This thesis details the creation and development of an experimental setup to test ground
effect in the L2000 wind tunnel at KTH. Ground effect is an important aerodynamic …