Numerical and experimental simulations of flapping wings

International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-209

  Yuan, Weixing ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   Hoogkamp, Eric ^a   Khalid, Mahmood ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW SEPARATION; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; AERODYNAMIC FORCES; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; PLUNGING AIRFOIL; RECENT PROGRESS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D); VORTEX FORMATION;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 84985987338     PISSN: 17568293     EISSN: 17568307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1756-8293.2.3.181     Document Type: Article

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