Aerodynamic characteristics of flapping motion in hover

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-36

  Kurtulus, D F ^a,c   David, L ^b   Farcy, A ^a   Alemdaroglu, N ^c  

^a ENSMA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION ESTIMATION; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; VORTEX FORMATION MECHANISMS;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION ESTIMATION; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

EID: 36849028072     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0369-0     Document Type: Article

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