Design of flapping airfoil for optimal aerodynamic performance in low-Reynolds number flows

AIAA Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1960-1972

  Lee, Jung Sang ^a,b   Kim, Chongam ^a,b,c   Kim, Kyu Hong ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Sch of Mech and Aerosp Eng   (South Korea)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATION THEORY; MACHINE DESIGN; REYNOLDS NUMBER; UNSTEADY FLOW;

FLAPPING MOTION; PITCHING MODES; THRUST COEFFICIENT;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 33749234625     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15981     Document Type: Article

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