Relationship between aerodynamic forces, flow structures and wing camber for rotating insect wing planforms

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 730, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-75

  Harbig, R R ^a   Sheridan, J ^a   Thompson, M C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological fluid dynamics; swimming flying

Indexed keywords

CAMBERS; DEFORMATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; LIFT DRAG RATIO; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIGID WINGS; VORTEX FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; CONSTANT ANGULAR VELOCITY; DEFORMATION PARAMETER; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; LIFT TO DRAG RATIO; STREAMWISE VORTICES; SWIMMING/FLYING;

PLANFORMS;

AERODYNAMICS; BODY FLUID; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SWIMMING; WING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84881137695     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.335     Document Type: Article

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