Two- and three-dimensional numerical simulations of the clap-fling-sweep of hovering insects

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 784-791

  Kolomenskiy, D ^a   Moffatt, H K ^b   Farge, M ^c   Schneider, K ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Delayed stall; Flapping flight; Spanwise flow; Spectral method; Volume penalization method

Indexed keywords

DELAYED STALL; FLAPPING FLIGHT; SPANWISE FLOW; SPECTRAL METHODS; VOLUME PENALIZATION METHOD;

CENTRIFUGATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTROSCOPY; VORTEX FLOW;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79960579030     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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