Effects of reynolds number and flapping kinematics on hovering aerodynamics

AIAA Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 967-976

  Tang, Jian ^a,b   Viieru, Dragos ^a,b   Shyy, Wei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAPPING KINEMATICS; HOVERING AERODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; KINEMATICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 44649181555     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.32191     Document Type: Article

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