A computational fluid dynamics of 'clap and fling' in the smallest insects

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-212

  Miller, Laura A ^a   Peskin, Charles S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Clap and fling; Computational fluid dynamics; Insect flight; Reynolds number

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLYING; FORELIMB; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WING;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 14644413512     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01376     Document Type: Article

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