Phys. Rev. E 66, 051907 (2002) [10 pages]Unsteady two-dimensional theory of a flapping wingReceived 15 April 2002; revised 27 August 2002; published 13 November 2002 An analytical evaluation of the hydrodynamic force on a single flapping wing is presented, based on the two-dimensional inviscid theory, with the addition of an attached leading-edge vortex. The explicit expression of the force is given and compared with some of the measurements by Dickinson et al. [Science 284, 1954 (1999)] and Sane and Dickinson [J. Expl. Biol. 204, 2607 (2001)] for a fruit fly model wing. © 2002 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.66.051907
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevE.66.051907
PACS:
87.10.+e, 87.19.St
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