Integrated modeling of insect flight: From morphology, kinematics to aerodynamics

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 439-459

  Liu, Hao ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Hovering; Insect flight; Kinematics; Morphology; Multi block; Navier Stokes equations; Overset grid; Vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BENCHMARKING; DRAG; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

BODY KINEMATICS; HOVERING; INSECT FLAPPING FLIGHTS; INSECT FLIGHT; INTEGRATED MODELING; MULTIBLOCKS; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION; OVERSET GRID; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; VORTEX DYNAMICS;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 56549118563     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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