Wind Engineering is a field of engineering devoted to the analysis of wind effects on the natural and built environment. It includes strong winds which may cause discomfort as well as extreme winds such as tornadoes, hurricanes and storms which may cause widespread destruction. Wind Engineering draws upon meteorology, aerodynamics and a number of specialist engineering disciplines. The tools used include climate models, atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnels and numerical models. Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The phrase built environment refers to the manmade surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places. ... For other uses of Tornado, see Tornado (disambiguation). ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo with a polar low visible at the top of the image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ...
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History
Wind Engineering as a separate discipline can be traced to the UK in the 1960s, when informal meetings were held at the National Physical Laboratory, the Building Research Establishment and elsewhere. 1
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International Association of Wind Engineering American Association of Wind Engineering UK Wind Engineering Society
The windingengine lies upslope of the shaft and in addition to winding at Sumps this engine provided power by flat rods to Pearce's shaft higher up the hill.A 22 inch horizontal engine was housed in this building (some sources state a 16/30").
Horizontal engines did not require a substantial bob wall and the structure was therefore lighter than a traditional Cornish Engine house.
The picture clearly shows that the sump shaft windingengine house was not a traditional Cornish beam engine structure.This was because it housed a 22" twin cylinder horizontal engine that did not require a beam and its supporting heavy bob wall.
These windings consist of a self-excited field, a separately excited field regulated by the engineman's hand control lever and a differentially compounded field which is connected in series and is in opposition to the self-excited field during motoring conditions.
The windingengine was examined by the investigators who found that the supply of electric power thereto was cut off, the brake solenoid was in the "Brakes On" position, and the overwind switch was open on the over-rope side of the automatic contrivance, a type C Lilly Controller.
This means that the windingengine may be accelerated until it attains a speed just less than that permitted by the Controller and that it may run at that speed until the descending underlaprope cage is nearly 140 feet from the end of the wind.
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