Aerodynamic forces and flow structures of the leading edge vortex on a flapping wing considering ground effect

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Van Truong, Tien ^a   Byun, Doyoung ^b   Kim, Min Jun ^c   Yoon, Kwang Joon ^a   Park, Hoon Cheol ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELING; FLAPPING MECHANISMS; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; PRODUCTION INCREASE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW STRUCTURE; TRANSLATIONAL MOTIONS; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC FORCE;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; FLOW STRUCTURE; GROUND EFFECT; KINEMATICS; LIFT; TAKEOFF; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANIMAL; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW KINETICS; FLYING; FORELIMB; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VISCOSITY; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

AIR PRESSURE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY; WING;

EID: 84884164100     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/8/3/036007     Document Type: Article

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