Fluid-structure analysis of a flexible flapping airfoil at low Reynolds number flow

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-88

  Unger, Ralf ^a   Haupt, Matthias C ^a   Horst, Peter ^a   Radespiel, Rolf ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeroelasticity; Flapping flight; Fluid structure interaction; Laminar separation bubble; Laminar turbulent transition; Low Reynolds number flow

Indexed keywords

COUPLING SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLAPPING AIRFOILS; FLAPPING FLIGHT; FLOW SOLVER; FLUID-STRUCTURES; FULLY-COUPLED; GRID DEFORMATION; LAMINAR SEPARATION BUBBLE; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; THRUST EFFICIENCY; TIME DEPENDENT; TRANSITION PROCESS; UNSTEADY REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES;

AEROELASTICITY; DRAG; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUIDS; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 84856096661     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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