Experimental investigation on aerodynamic performance of gliding butterflies

AIAA Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2454-2457

  Hu, Ye ^a,b   Wang, Jinjun ^a,b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Fluid Mechanics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; BUTTERFLY MODEL; CURVE SLOPES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FORCE SENSOR; FULL-LOAD; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; MEASURING RANGES; OIL FLOW VISUALIZATION; PRESSURE INCREMENTS; RECIRCULATIONS; SEPARATION BUBBLE; SUCTION SURFACES; ULYSSES;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; DRAG; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; SENSORS; WIND TUNNELS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 78649586346     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.45156     Document Type: Article

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