Lift vs. drag based mechanisms for vertical force production in the smallest flying insects

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2015.07.035zbMath1343.92050OpenAlexW1732457175WikidataQ40614952 ScholiaQ40614952MaRDI QIDQ739727

D. Kharzeev

Publication date: 19 August 2016

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.07.035

zbMATH Keywords

computational fluid dynamicsbiomechanicsimmersed boundary methodinsect flight

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.) (74F10) Biomechanics (92C10)

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