Numerical study on the unsteady-force-generation mechanism of insect flapping motion

AIAA Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1835-1848

  Lee, Jung Sang ^a,b   Kim, Jin Ho ^a,b   Kim, Chongam ^a,c,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering

^d AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; MECHANISMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS (AIAA); DETAILED NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; DOWNSTROKE; FLAPPING MOTION; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; FORCE GENERATION; FREE-STREAM; GENERATION MECHANISM; LAGGING MOTION; MOTION COMPONENTS; NUMERICA L RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OSCILLATING AIRFOILS; PRESSURE FIELDS; ROTATIONAL MOTIONS; THRUST GENERATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D); VORTICAL FLOWFIELDS; VORTICAL STRUCTURES;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 47749129561     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.35646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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