- (/ˈliːwərd, ˈljuːərd/) are
directions relative to the wind.
Windward is
upwind from the
point of reference, i.e.,
towards the
direction from
which the...
- for
solving hyperbolic partial differential equations. In the so-called
upwind schemes typically, the so-called
upstream variables are used to calculate...
- The
upwind differencing scheme is a
method used in
numerical methods in com****tional
fluid dynamics for convection–diffusion problems. This
scheme is...
- ship at sea is said to
possess the
weather gage if it is in any
position upwind of the
other vessel --
having the wind at
their back,
speeding progress...
- than
upwind ones,
which reduces their swept area and thus
their wind resistance,
mitigating risk
during gales.
Despite these advantages,
upwind designs...
- The
streamline upwind Petrov–Galerkin pressure-stabilizing Petrov–Galerkin
formulation for
incompressible Navier–Stokes
equations can be used for finite...
-
sails or
aerofoils at
speeds that are
often faster than the wind on both
upwind and
downwind points of sail. Faster-than-the-wind
sailing means that the...
-
situations include: Into the wind
where a
sailing craft is
pointed directly upwind in the
middle of the no-go zone,
where sails cannot generate power. Close-hauled...
-
speed of the wind. In 2012,
Blackbird also
demonstrated sailing directly upwind with
twice the
speed of the wind. Rotor-powered
vehicles are wind-powered...
- by
Spalding (1970). It is a
combination of
central difference scheme and
upwind difference scheme as it
exploits the
favorable properties of both of these...
