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Vortex lift and insect flight
- 1.0362904 - ÚT 2012 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Dvořák, Rudolf
Vortex lift and insect flight.
Conference Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics 2011. Prague: Institute of Thermomechanics AS CR, v. v. i., 2011 - (Příhoda, J.; Kozel, K.), s. 25-28. ISBN 978-80-87012-32-1.
[Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics 2011. Praha (CZ), 16.02.2011-17.02.2011]
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP101/10/1329
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20760514
Keywords : vortex lift * insect flight * micro-air-vehiclesvortex lift
Subject RIV: JU - Aeronautics, Aerodynamics, Aircrafts
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).
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