Jet-Like Flow and Thrust From a Flexible Flapping Foil in Stationary Fluid

Abstract

Many lifting and propulsive surfaces in Nature are structurally flexible. How important is this flexibility on the lift and thrust forces generated and on the efficiency is an important and open question. The objective of the present work is to study some aspects of the unsteady flow associated with flapping flexible foils. The present research aims to experimentally study the effect of chordwise flexibility on the flow past a flexible flapping foil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 29, 2009
Accession Number
ADA513598

Entities

People

  • Jaywant H. Arakeri
  • Sachin Y. Shinde

Organizations

  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, IISc Bangalore

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Leading Edges
  • Lepidoptera
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Micro Air Vehicles
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Resilience
  • Trailing Edges
  • Unsteady Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.