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Aerodynamic Forces on a Wing Surfing in a Two-dimensional Vortex Wake
Siyang Hao, Kenneth Breuer
Inspired by the wake-surfing nature of animals, this study aims to understand the aerodynamic force variation on a wing surfing in an unsteady 2-D wake. Wind tunnel experiments wer…
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Coupled poro-elastic behavior of hyper-elastic membranes
Alexander Gehrke, Zoe King, Kenneth S. Breuer
This study investigates the coupled deformation and flow behavior of thin, hyper-elastic, porous membranes subjected to pressure loading. Using bulge test experiments, optical defo…