Computational study on the hovering mechanisms of a chordwise flexible wing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-14

  Zhang, X W ^a   Zhou, C Y ^a,b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shenzhen University Town   (China)

Author keywords

Hovering; Moderate flexion; Numerical simulation; Vortex structure

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS; DESIGN AND CONTROL; FLAPPING WING; FLOW VORTICES; HOVERING; INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; LEADING EDGE; MODERATE FLEXION; PEAK FORCE; PERIODIC FORCES; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; THIN PLATE; TIME-DEPENDENT; TRAILING EDGES; VORTEX STRUCTURE; WAKE STRUCTURES;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIGID WINGS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

FLEXIBLE WINGS;

EID: 84863294936     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: 20413025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954410011408763     Document Type: Article

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