Numerical investigation of energy extraction in a tandem flapping wing configuration

AIAA Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2295-2307

  Broering, Timothy M ^a   Lian, Yongsheng ^a   Henshaw, William ^b  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORD LENGTHS; ENERGY EXTRACTION; FLAPPING MOTION; FLAPPING WING; FLIGHT MODES; INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OVERLAPPING GRIDS; PHASE ANGLES; PHASE LAGS; POWER COEFFICIENTS; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES;

WINGS;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 84869194065     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.J051104     Document Type: Article

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