Original title:
Vortex lift and insect flight
Authors:
Dvořák, Rudolf Document type: Papers Conference/Event: Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics 2011, Praha (CZ), 2011-02-16 / 2011-02-17
Year:
2011
Language:
eng Abstract:
Vortex lift is usually associated with swept wings at high angles of attack. Insect wings oscillating at high frequencies develop a leading edge vortex which behaves at very low Reynolds numbers in the same way as on swept wings. Results are of interest for design of MAV (micro-air-vehicles).
Keywords:
insect flight; micro-air-vehiclesvortex lift; vortex lift Project no.: CEZ:AV0Z20760514 (CEP), GAP101/10/1329 (CEP) Funding provider: GA ČR Host item entry: Conference Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics 2011, ISBN 978-80-87012-32-1
Institution: Institute of Thermomechanics AS ČR
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0199077