Preliminary computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies of flapping-wing aerodynamics

Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 51-63

  Yuan, Weixing ^a   Khalid, Mahmood ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AEROMECHANICAL; AEROSPACE RESEARCHES; AIR VEHICLES; FLAPPING WINGS; IN-HOUSE CODES; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; LOW-REYNOLDS-NUMBER FLOWS; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCILS; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL MASS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 62249142862     PISSN: 00082821     EISSN: 17128005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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