Effects of corrugation and wing planform on the aerodynamic force production of sweeping model insect wings

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 531-541

  Luo, Guoyu ^a   Sun, Mao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Insect flight; Planform; Sweeping wing; Unsteady aerodynamics; Wing corrugation

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LOADS (FORCES); REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATION; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC FORCE; INSECT FLIGHT; PLANFORM; SWEEPING WING; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; WING CORRUGATION;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 33644939023     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-005-0072-4     Document Type: Article

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