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Rotational Flows Generated by Microrobots Rotating Near Surfaces at Low Reynolds Number
Zhou Ye, Anirban Jana, Metin Sitti
In this study, we use numerical simulations to investigate the flow field induced by a single magnetic microrobot rotating with a constant angular speed about an axis perpendicular…
Bio-inspired Flexible Twisting Wings Increase Lift and Efficiency of a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle
David Colmenares, Randall Kania, Wang Zhang +1
We investigate the effect of wing twist flexibility on lift and efficiency of a flapping-wing micro air vehicle capable of liftoff. Wings used previously were chosen to be fully ri…
Thermocapillary-driven fluid flow within microchannels
Guillermo J Amador, Ahmet Fatih Tabak, Ziyu Ren +3
Surface tension gradients induce Marangoni flow, which may be exploited for fluid transport. At the micrometer scale, these surface-driven flows can be more significant than those…