Aerodynamic effects of corrugation in flapping insect wings in forward flight

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-150

  Meng, Xueguang ^a   Sun, Mao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Flapping; Forward flight; Insect; Wing corrugation

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE RATIO; AERODYNAMIC EFFECT; AERODYNAMIC FORCES; ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; CENTER OF PRESSURE; FLAPPING; FLAT PLATE; FLIGHT SPEED; FORWARD FLIGHT; INSECT; INSECT WINGS; SEPARATED FLOWS; SHAPE VARIATIONS; TIME COURSE; WING CHORD; WING MODELS; WING MOVEMENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 79958256534     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60015-2     Document Type: Article

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