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Very small insects use novel wing flapping and drag principle to generate the weight-supporting vertical force
Xin Cheng, Mao Sun
The effect of air viscosity on the flow around an insect wing increases as insect size decreases. For the smallest insects (wing length R below 1 mm), the viscous effect is so larg…
Flapping-pattern change in small and very small insects
Yu Zhu Lyu, Hao Jie Zhu, Mao Sun
Medium and large insects in normal hovering have horizontal, planar up- and downstrokes1-4. The lift of the two half-strokes, generated by the leading-edge vortex, provides the wei…
A computational study of the aerodynamic forces and power requirements of dragonfly Aeschna juncea hovering
Mao Sun, Shi Long Lan
Aerodynamic force generation and mechanical power requirements of a dragonfly (Aeschna juncea) in hovering flight are studied. The method of numerically solving the Navier-Stokes e…
Aerodynamic Force and Flow Structures of Two Airfoils in Flapping Motions
Shi Long Lan, Mao Sun
Aerodynamic force and flow structures of two airfoils in tandem configuration performing flapping motions are studied, using the method of solving the Navier-Stokes equations in mo…