Flapping wing aerodynamics of a numerical biological flyer model in hovering flight

DOI10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.10.019zbMath1290.76169OpenAlexW2003778936MaRDI QIDQ2015976

Hikaru Aono, Hao Liu

Publication date: 18 June 2014

Published in: Computers and Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.10.019

zbMATH Keywords

unsteady aerodynamicsflapping wingleading edge vortexinsect hovering flight

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanics (92C10) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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