Reynolds number, thickness and camber effects on flapping airfoil propulsion

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-160

  Ashraf, M A ^a   Young, J ^a   Lai, J C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airfoil shape; Flapping airfoil; Navier Stokes simulations; Propulsion; Reynolds number

Indexed keywords

AIRFOIL SECTION; AIRFOIL SHAPE; COMBINED MOTIONS; FLAPPING AIRFOILS; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; LEADING EDGE; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; NAVIER STOKES; NAVIER STOKES SIMULATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PANEL METHODS; PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS; PITCH ANGLE; PITCH AXIS; PLUNGING AIRFOIL; POSITIVE THRUST; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE; REDUCED FREQUENCY; REYNOLDS; THICK AIRFOILS; THRUST GENERATION;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PINCH EFFECT; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 79251594582     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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