Role of wing morphing in thrust generation

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摘要 Inthispaper,weinvestigatetheroleofmorphingonflightdynamicsoftwobirdsbysimulatingtheflowoverrigidandmorphingwingsthathavethecharacteristicsoftwodifferentbirds,namelytheGiantPetrelandDovePrion.Thesimulationofaflappingrigidwingshowsthattherootofthewingshouldbeplacedataspecificangleofattackinordertogenerateenoughlifttobalancetheweightofthebird.However,inthiscasethegeneratedthrustiseitherverysmall,orevennegative,dependingonthewingshape.Further,resultsshowthatmorphingofthewingenablesasignificantincreaseinthethrustandpropulsiveefficiency.Thisindicatesthatthebirdsactuallyutilizesomesortofactivewingtwistingandbendingtoproduceenoughthrust.Thisstudyshouldfacilitatebetterguidanceforthedesignofflappingairvehicles.
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出处 《力学快报:英文版》 2014年3期
出版日期 2014年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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