Large aerodynamic forces on a sweeping wing at low Reynolds number

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-31

  Sun, Mao ^a   Wu, Jianghao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High lift; Leading edge vortex; Model insect wing; Sweeping motion

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG; LIFT; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC FORCE COEFFICIENTS; AZIMUTHAL ROTATION; HIGH LIFT; LEADING EDGE VORTEX; MODEL INSECT WING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STALL; SWEEPING MOTION;

WINGS;

EID: 2942603253     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02493568     Document Type: Article

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