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20192026
most citedMembrane flutter in three-dimensional inviscid flow

12 citations · 13 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

physics.flu-dyn2026

Flapping strategies for flying formations

Javier Chico-Vázquez, Christiana Mavroyiakoumou

Long arrays of identical, self-propelling flapping flyers are inherently unstable and thus unlikely to exist without active control mechanisms. One approach to enable long in-line…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Modeling flying formations as flow-mediated matter

Christiana Mavroyiakoumou, Jiajie Wu, Leif Ristroph

Collective locomotion of swimming and flying animals is fascinating in terms of individual-level fluid mechanics and group-level structure and dynamics. Here we bridge and relate t…

physics.flu-dyn2025★ 1 cited

Flow interactions and forward flight dynamics of tandem flapping wings

Fang Fang, Christiana Mavroyiakoumou, Leif Ristroph +1

We examine theoretically the flow interactions and forward flight dynamics of tandem or in-line flapping wings. Two wings are driven vertically with prescribed heaving-and-plunging…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Order and Chaos in Systems of Coaxial Vortex Pairs

Christiana Mavroyiakoumou, Wenzheng Shi

Systems of coaxial vortex pairs in an inviscid flow give rise to complex dynamics, with motions ranging from ordered to chaotic. This complexity arises due to the problem's high no…

physics.flu-dyn2024

Sail dynamics during tacking maneuvers

Christiana Mavroyiakoumou, Silas Alben

We study the dynamics of sail membranes during a tacking maneuver, when the sail angle of attack is reversed in order to sail upwind. In successful tacking the sail flips to the mi…

physics.flu-dyn2023

Spanwise variations in membrane flutter dynamics

Christiana Mavroyiakoumou, Silas Alben

We study the large-amplitude flutter of rectangular membranes in 3-D inviscid flows. The membranes' deformations vary significantly in both the chordwise and spanwise directions. M…