A scaling law for the lift of hovering insects

DOI10.1017/JFM.2015.568zbMath1381.76435OpenAlexW2273321270MaRDI QIDQ2807151

Jeongsu Lee, Ho-Young Kim, Hae Cheon Choi

Publication date: 19 May 2016

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.568

zbMATH Keywords

vortex dynamicsbiological fluid dynamicsswimming/flying

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vortex flows for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B47) Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.) (74F10) Biomechanics (92C10) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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