Please join us for a reception and seminar presented by Dr. Holger Babinsky! Details in post!Unsteady Lift generation at low-Reynolds numbers/Introduction to flapping wing aerodynamics Dr. Holger Babinsky CREATe Colloquium Series 11:00am Thursday April 20th, McBryde 655 Reception in McBryde 660 at 10:30am A rapidly accelerating and pitching flat plate wing is a useful…
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Virginia Tech Wind Turbine Team
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On March 26th & 27th, the Virginia Tech Wind Turbine Team (VT WTT) tested their prototype wind turbine in the Stability Wind Tunnel. The VT WTT is a team of 40 engineering undergraduate students who design, build, and test small-scale wind turbines. The team hopes to take part in the 2018 Collegiate Wind Competition, hosted…
VT Hyperloop Team
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The VT Hyperloop team tested their VHYPER pod in the aerodynamic test-section of the Virginia Tech Stability Wind Tunnel in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. The test took place on March 28 and 29, 2017. The team, advised by Dr. Aurelien Borgoltz and assisted by wind tunnel engineer Bill Oetjens…