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APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS-ENGLISH EDITION
卷 29, 期 6, 页码 731-743出版社
SHANGHAI UNIV
DOI: 10.1007/s10483-008-0605-9
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insect; wing deformation; unsteady aerodynamic force; computational fluid dynamics
Effects of unsteady deformation of a flapping model insect wing on its aerodynamic force production are studied by solving the Navier-Stokes equations on a dynamically deforming grid. Aerodynamic forces on the flapping wing are riot much affected by. considerable twist, but affected by camber deformation. The effect of combined camber and twist deformation is similar to that of camber deformation. With a deformation of 6% camber and 20 degrees twist (typical values observed for wings of many insects), lift is increased by 10% similar to 20% and lift-to-drag ratio by around 10% compared with the case of a rigid flat-plate wing. As a result, the deformation can increase the maximum lift coefficient of an insect, and reduce its power requirement for flight. For example, for a hovering bumblebee with dynamically deforming wings, (6% camber and 20 degrees twist), aerodynamic power required is reduced by about 16% compared with the case of rigid wings.
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