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On the Estimation of Time Dependent Lift of a European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) during Flapping Flight. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2015
We study the role of unsteady lift in the context of flapping wings in birds' flight. Both aerodynamicists and biologists attempt to address this subject, yet it seems that the contribution of the unsteady lift still holds many open questions.
Stalnov O, Ben-Gida H, Kirchhefer AJ, Guglielmo CG, Kopp GA, Liberzon A, Gurka R.   +6 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Simulating the aerodynamic performance and wake dynamics of a vertical-axis wind turbine [PDF]

, 2011
The accurate prediction of the aerodynamics and performance of vertical-axis wind turbines is essential if their design is to be improved but poses a signifi cant challenge to numerical simulation tools.
Brown, Richard, Fletcher, Timothy M., Scheurich, Frank   +2 more
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Hydromechanics of swimming propulsion. Part 3. Swimming and optimum movements of slender fish with side fins [PDF]

, 1971
This paper seeks to evaluate the swimming flow around a typical slender fish whose transverse cross-section to the rear of its maximum span section is of a lenticular shape with pointed edges, such as those of spiny fins, so that these side edges are ...
Wu, T. Yao-Tsu
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Migration and Dispersion Evolution of Exhaled Aerosol in a Ward Under Different Ventilation Modes

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wards with special functions and closure will have a higher risk of viral transmission as aerosols are an important mode of transmission for the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus. In this study, an experimental platform was built to establish the relevant parameters of the aerosol model and the aerosol propagation model according to the experimental results ...
Jingzhi Zhang, Tongqiang Xia, Qilin Yang, Yilin Cui, Ting Li, Feiqiang Guo, Kun Zhang, Rabatuly Mukhammedrakhym, Peng Hou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planar flows past thin multi-blade configurations [PDF]

, 2006
Two-dimensional steady laminar flows past multiple thin blades positioned in near or exact sequence are examined for large Reynolds numbers. Symmetric configurations require solution of the boundary-layer equations alone, in parabolic fashion, over the ...
Smith, FT, Timoshin, SN
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Experimental methods for wind tunnel studies of seed dispersal by wind

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract The complexity and variability of natural environments make quantitative studies of seed wind dispersal challenging. Wind tunnel experiments offer a controlled alternative to investigate the mechanisms of seed wind dispersal. This review focuses on wind tunnels and the associated technologies used for studying seed wind dispersal, including ...
Liang Tian, Noelle G. Beckman, Lu Zong, Xuanping Qin, Minghu Liu, Zhimin Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The damage and failure mechanism of prestatically loaded rock during medium‐strain rate cyclic impact loading

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Based on experimental results and theoretical analysis, an established rock damage accumulation model that comprehensively considers the preapplied static load, impact peak value, impact frequency, and impact times. Abstract To study the rock damage mechanism under high static loading and superimposed medium strain rate cyclic impact loading, a series ...
Wei Wang, Hanpeng Wang, Zicheng Wang, Xinyuan Xie, Yunhao Wu, Jinhou Zhang, Dekang Sun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of HAWT Rotor for Non‐Uniform Inflow Conditions: A Theoretical and Experimental Approach for Shear Flow

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper aims to provide a robust design approach for HAWTs operating in shear flow. This study fills a critical research gap by integrating BEM and vortex theories for blade design in non‐homogeneous inflow conditions. The authors of the paper made an effort to develop and test an experimentally unsophisticated model of a turbine working in shear ...
Agnieszka Dorota Woźniak, Piotr Strzelczyk, Taeseong Kim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of High‐Order Direct Flux Reconstruction and Stiffness‐Resilient Time Integration to Simulations of Idealized Atmospheric Flows

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, EarlyView.
The proposed work implements a direct flux reconstruction method for spatial discretization and a stiffness‐resilient exponential time integration method for temporal discretization on the cube‐sphere grid. A space‐time tensor formalism is employed to provide a general representation in any curvilinear coordinate system. This combination enables highly
Stéphane Gaudreault, Christopher Subich, Shoyon Panday, Martin Charron, Vincent Magnoux, Valentin Dallerit, Mayya Tokman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress of MXenes‐based responsive materials for soft sensors and actuators

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
MXene, a promising 2D material, excels at mimicking human sensing and feedback system, making it ideal for intelligent robots. This review first covers its structure, properties, and synthesis. It then summarizes recent MXene‐based sensors and actuator.
Peidi Zhou, Wenjie Yang, Yihan Qiu, Meiping Xu, Leiting Liao, Xinlei Gong, Chan Zheng, Minghua You, Cheng Zhang, Huamin Chen, Mingcen Weng   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source