Publication

Peer-Reviewed Journal/Conference Papers

  1. E. Shelley, E. Hubbard, and Zhang, W. 2022. Comparison and uncertainty quantification of roof pressure measurements using the NIST and TPU Aerodynamic Databases. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 232, 105246

  2. M. Wittlinger, S. Doherty, E. Shelley, Zhang, W. 2022. PIV Tests of Rooftop Vortices and Correlation with Peak Pressures Over a Low-Rise Building Model. 14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (14th ACWE). Lubbock, Texas, May 17-19.

  3. Zhang, W., Y.P. Wu, C. Markfort. 2022. A Case Study of Wind Characteristics Affected by Terrain Features and Atmospheric Thermal Stability. 14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (14th ACWE). Lubbock, Texas, May 17-19.

  4. Zhang, W. and Gruber, P. 2020. Wind-resilient Civil Structures: What Can We Learn from Nature. Botany, 98(1): 37-48.

  5. A. Razavi, Zhang, W., P. P. Sarkar. 2018. Effects of ground roughness on near-surface flow field of a tornado-like vortex. Experiments in Fluids, 59:170; doi:10.1007/s0034

  6. Alexis Omilion, Jodi Turk, Wei Zhang. 2018. "Turbulence enhancement by fractal square grids: Effects of multiple fractal scales." Fluids, 3, 37. The paper is Here.

  7. Joseph Bunjavec, Jodi Turk, Aidan Rinehart, Wei Zhang. 2018. "Wake induced by an undulating Elephant Seal whisker." Journal of Visualization. 1-16. The final publication is available Here.

  8. Joseph Bunjavec, Wei Zhang. 2018. "PIV Analysis of wake structure of real Elephant Seal whiskers". AIAA SciTech Proceeding.

  9. Corey D. Markfort, Zhang W, Porté-Agel F. 2018. "An analytical canopy-type model for wind farm-atmosphere interaction." Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 166: 31-49 [Full Text]

  10. Aidan Rinehart, Vikram Shyam, Wei Zhang. 2017. "Characterization of seal whisker morphology: Implication to whisker-inspired flow control applications". Bioinspiration and Biomechanics, 12(6):066005. [Full Text].

  11. David Pendleton, Wei Zhang. 2017. "Development of a new wind measurement system based on a hovering drone". AIAA SciTech Proceeding. [Full Text]

  12. Aidan Rinehart, Vikram Shyam, Wei Zhang. 2017. "Wake structure induced by seal whisker: effects of the plane inclination angle". AIAA SciTech Proceeding. [Full Text]

  13. Sarah McClure, Sang Joon Lee, Wei Zhang. 2016. "Shelter effects of porous multi-scale fractal fences". Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 163: 6-14 [Full Text]

  14. Wei Zhang, Corey D. Markfort, Fernando Porté-Agel. 2015. “Turbulent flow and heat transport over a 2-D steep hill: wind-tunnel experiments.” 33th Wind Energy Symposium, AIAA proceeding. AIAA 2015-1468 [Full Text]

  15. Corey D. Markfort, Zhang W, Porté-Agel F. 2013. "A canopy-type model for wind farm-atmosphere interaction." Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Aerodynamics of Offshore Wind Energy Systems and Wakes. DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark.

  16. Wei Zhang, Corey D. Markfort, Fernando Porté-Agel. 2013. “Experimental study of the impact of large-scale wind farms on land–atmosphere exchanges.” Environmental Research Letter, 8 015002 [Full Text]

  17. Wei Zhang, Corey D. Markfort, Fernando Porté-Agel. 2013. “Wind-turbine wakes in a convective boundary layer: a wind-tunnel study.” Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 30(2): 274-287 [Full Text]

  18. Corey D. Markfort, Wei Zhang, Fernando Porté-Agel. 2012. “Turbulent flow and scalar flux through and over aligned and staggered wind farms.” Journal of Turbulence, v 13(1), 33, 1-36 [Full Text]

  19. Wei Zhang, Corey D. Markfort, Fernando Porté-Agel. 2012. “The near-wake structure downwind of a wind turbine in a turbulent boundary layer.” Experiments in Fluids, 52(5):1219-1235 [Full Text]

  20. Corey D. Markfort, Resseger EL, Zhang W, Porté-Agel F, Stefan HG. 2012. "Wind sheltering of small lakes by complex terrain." Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, American Meteorological Society, Boston, Mass. Paper number 7.5. (6 pgs)

  21. Wei Zhang, Partha P. Sarkar. 2012. “The near-ground tornado-like vortex revealed by Particle Image Velocimetry.” Experiments in Fluids, 52(2): 479-493 [Full Text]

  22. Wei Zhang, Sang Joon Lee. 2009. “Recent experimental studies on the saltating sand particle transport and wind-sand interaction in saltation”, Arid Environments and Wind Erosion, Edited by Antonio Fernandez-Bernal and Mauricio Alberto De La Rosa, Nova Science Publishers

  23. Wei Zhang, Rainer Hain, Christian J. Kaehler. 2008. “Scanning PIV investigation of the laminar separation bubble on an SD7003 airfoil”, Experiments in Fluids, 45(4): 725-743 [Full Text]

  24. Wei Zhang, Yuan Wang, Sang Joon Lee. 2008. “Simultaneous measurements of desert sand and wind velocities in saltation by PIV and PTV”, Experiments in Fluids, 45(2): 241-256 [Full Text]

  25. Dawei Wang, Yuan Wang, Bin Yang and Wei Zhang. 2008. “Statistical analysis of sand grain/bed collision process recorded by high speed digital camera”, Sedimentology, 55(2): 461-470 [Full Text]

  26. Wei Zhang, Yuan Wang, Sang Joon Lee. 2007. “Two-phase measurements of saltating sand and wind velocities in an atmospheric boundary layer”, Geomorphology, 88:101-119 [Full Text]

  27. Wei Zhang, Joon Hoon Kang, Sang Joon Lee. 2007. “Tracking of saltating sand trajectories over a flat surface embedded in an atmospheric boundary layer”, Geomorphology, 86:320–331 [Full Text]

  28. Wei Zhang, Joon Hoon Kang, Sang Joon Lee. 2007. “Visualization of saltating sand particle movement near a flat ground surface”, Journal of Visualization, 10: 39-46 [Full Text]

  29. Wei Zhang, Bu Geun Paik, Sang Joon Lee, et al. 2007. “PIV investigation of viscous flow in an exhaust hood of a LP steam turbine”, ASME Tran. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 129(3): 411-419 [Full Text]

  30. Wei Zhang, Daichin. 2006. “Experimental study of wake structure behind a circular cylinder with wavy surface by PIV”, Journal of Hydrodynamics, 18(1): 97-103

  31. Wei Zhang, Daichin, Sang Joon Lee. 2005. “PIV measurements of the near-wake behind a sinusoidal cylinder”, Experiments in Fluids, 38(6): 824-832 [Full Text]