The three-dimensional flow that develops around a finite flapping wing is investigated using a tomographic scanning PIV technique. The acquisition and correlation processes employed to achieve such measurements have been carefully validated. Issues regarding the relevant timescales of the flow and the spanwise space-resolution are addressed. Results obtained on a hovering flapping wing whose plunging phase is described by a rectilinear motion highlight the influence of the free end condition and the formation of the tip vortex on the leading edge vortices behavior, wing/wake interactions, and wake stabilization.
Time-resolved scanning tomography PIV measurements around a flapping wing
Experiments in Fluids ; 52 , 4 ; 857-864
2012
8 Seiten
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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