Vorticity generation during the clap-fling-sweep of some hovering insects

DOI10.1007/S00162-009-0137-2zbMATH Open1191.76111OpenAlexW2106036764MaRDI QIDQ983578FDOQ983578

Authors: Dmitry Kolomenskiy, H. K. Moffatt, Marie Farge, Kai Schneider 

Publication date: 24 July 2010

Published in: Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-009-0137-2

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zbMATH Keywords

vortex flowsinsect flightLighthill-Weis-Fogh mechanismvolume penalization method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanics (92C10) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10) Viscous vortex flows (76D17)

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