The Lighthill–Weis-Fogh clap–fling–sweep mechanism revisited

DOI10.1017/jfm.2011.83zbMath1241.76469OpenAlexW2000893214MaRDI QIDQ2891632

Dmitry Kolomenskiy, Kai Schneider, Marie Farge, Henry Keith Moffatt

Publication date: 15 June 2012

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2011.83

zbMATH Keywords

aerodynamicslow-Reynolds-number flowsswimming/flying

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanics (92C10) Physiological flows (76Z05)

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