Phase-locked particle image velocimetry measurements of a flapping wing

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1867-1875

  Ramasamy, Manikandan ^a,b,c   Leishman, J Gordon ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WAKES;

FLAPPING WING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PHASE LOCKED DIAGNOSTICS; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS;

WINGS;

EID: 33846177604     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.21347     Document Type: Article

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