In nature, many plants have evolved diverse flight mechanisms to disperse seeds by wind
and propagate their genetic information. Inspired by the flight mechanism of the dandelion …

Asteraceae represent one of the largest and most diverse families of plants. The
evolutionary success of this family has largely been contributed to their unique …

The present article focuses on the incompressible flow around two identical porous cylinders
for a side-by-side configuration in a closed channel. The formation of various flow patterns …

A separated vortex ring is the main aerodynamic feature of the dandelion seed which
enables its flight. However, recent research on simply modeled dandelion seeds with a …

A model to describe the transport across membranes of chemical species dissolved in an
incompressible flow is developed via homogenization. The asymptotic matching between …

We investigate the stability of the steady vertical path and the emerging trajectories of a
buoyancy-driven annular disk as the diameter of its central hole is varied. The steady and …

In order to solve the inevitable instability problem of dandelion-like unpowered aircraft,
transient simulations are carried out for the transition to turbulence of the wake from stable to …

Dandelion seeds possess a complex three-dimensional structure and a self-adapted flying
ability. To understand this fascinating flight mechanism, a three-dimensional umbrella …

A formal framework to characterize and control/optimize the flow past permeable
membranes by means of a homogenization approach is proposed and applied to the wake …

The prediction of trajectories of buoyancy-driven objects immersed in a viscous fluid is a key
problem in fluid dynamics. Simple-shaped objects, such as disks, present a great variety of …