Unsteady aerodynamics of flapping flight - A fluid-structure interaction study of fore-hind wing phase difference

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 160; no. 1; pp. 12024 - 12033
• Main Authors: Rasani, M R, Shamsudeen, A, Sulaiman, M N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Aerodynamics; Airfoils; Biomechanics; Computational fluid dynamics; Drag; Flapping wings; Fluid flow; Fluid-structure interaction; Incompressible flow; Insects; Kinematics; Laminar flow; Maximum power; Phase shift; Power efficiency; Reynolds number; Strouhal number; Unsteady aerodynamics
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/160/1/012024

Flights of dragonflies, various insects and birds have been a subject of active research that may offer insight towards enhanced aerodynamic performance at low Reynolds numbers. To that end, we mimick the flapping biomechanics of a dragonfly by two thin flat airfoils plunging in tandem with each oth...