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The leading-edge vortex of swift wing-shaped delta wings [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Recent investigations on the aerodynamics of natural fliers have illuminated the significance of the leading-edge vortex (LEV) for lift generation in a variety of flight conditions.
Rowan Eveline Muir +2 more
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Leading edge vortex in a slow-flying passerine. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2012 Most hovering animals, such as insects and hummingbirds, enhance lift by producing leading edge vortices (LEVs) and by using both the downstroke and upstroke for lift production. By contrast, most hovering passerine birds primarily use the downstroke to generate lift.
Muijres FT, Johansson LC, Hedenström A.
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The leading-edge vortex of yacht sails [PDF]
Ocean Engineering, 2018 In the present work we experimentally verify, for the first time, that a stable Leading-Edge Vortex (LEV) can be formed on an asymmetric spinnaker, which is a high-lift sail used by yachts to sail downwind. We tested a rigid sail in isolation in a water flume at a Reynolds number of ca. 104.
Abel Arredondo-Galeana +1 more
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Energies, 2023 The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of a novel type of vortex creation device called the leading-edge vortex controller (LEVCON) on the aerodynamic characteristics of a fighter jet.
Łukasz Malicki +2 more
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The role of the leading edge vortex in lift augmentation of steadily revolving wings: a change in perspective. [PDF]
J R Soc Interface, 2017 Nabawy MRA, Crowther WJ.
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Blunt leading-edge effect on spanwise-varying leading-edge contours of an UCAV configuration
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 2023 The vortex system on the SACCON model is studied under low Reynolds number by using the flow visualization technique and the surface pressure testing measurement in a low-speed water channel and a wind tunnel, respectively.
Yu-Hsin CHEN +3 more
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The essence of generating vortex-within-a-vortex structures behind forked caudal fins
AIP Advances, 2022 This work focuses on vortex-within-a-vortex (VV) structures behind three different shapes of forked caudal fin with a heaving-pitching motion. The results show that the synchronization of trailing-edge vortex separation and the shedding of the leading ...
Zhongying Xiong
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Numerical model and hydrodynamic performance of tuna finlets
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2022 Finlets, a series of small individual triangular fins located along the dorsal and ventral midlines of the body, are remarkable specializations of tuna and other scombrid fishes capable of high-speed swimming.
Jun-Duo Zhang, Wei-Xi Huang
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The Aerodynamic Effect of an Alula-like Vortex Generator on a Revolving Wing
Biomimetics, 2022 An alula is a small structure of feathers that prevents birds from stalling. In this study, the aerodynamic effect of an alula-like vortex generator (alula-VG) on a revolving wing was investigated using the PIV technique in a water tank. The alula-VG was
Ping-Han Chung +2 more
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Aerodynamic performance of dragonfly wing model that starts impulsively: how vortex motion works
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 2023 The cross-section of dragonfly wings has corrugated structures. In particular, the leading-edge side of the wing consists of V-shaped structures. According to previous studies, a corrugated wing may exhibit high aerodynamic performance at low Reynolds ...
Yusuke FUJITA, Makoto IIMA
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