Enclosure enhancement of flight performance

We use a potential flow solver to investigate the aerodynamic aspects of flapping flights in enclosed spaces. The enclosure effects are simulated by the method of images. Our study complements previous aerodynamic analyses which considered only the near-ground flight. The present results show that f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mehdi Ghommem, Daniel Garcia, Victor M. Calo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095034915303524