Effects of flapping-motion profiles on insect-wing aerodynamics

DOI10.1017/JFM.2019.929zbMath1460.76578OpenAlexW2993809243WikidataQ126667383 ScholiaQ126667383MaRDI QIDQ5207592

Shantanu S. Bhat, Kerry Hourigan, John Sheridan, Jisheng Zhao, Mark C. Thompson

Publication date: 13 January 2020

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.929

zbMATH Keywords

swimming/flying

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General aerodynamics and subsonic flows (76G25) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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