Vorticity dynamics and stability of the leading-edge vortex on revolving wings

L Chen, B Cheng, J Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The leading-edge vortex (LEV) is well known for its contribution to the high-lift generation in
a wide variety of biological organisms, such as flying insects, auto-rotating samaras, and …

Experimental investigation on the leading-edge vortex formation and detachment mechanism of a pitching and plunging plate

ZY Li, LH Feng, J Kissing, C Tropea… - Journal of Fluid …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The flow topology and leading-edge vortex (LEV) formation and detachment mechanism of a
pitching and plunging flat plate are experimentally investigated in this study. Focus is placed …

The role of advance ratio and aspect ratio in determining leading-edge vortex stability for flapping flight

RR Harbig, J Sheridan, MC Thompson - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - cambridge.org
The effects of advance ratio and the wing's aspect ratio on the structure of the leading-edge
vortex (LEV) that forms on flapping and rotating wings under insect-like flight conditions are …

Vorticity transfer in a leading-edge vortex due to controlled spanwise bending

K Jia, T Scofield, M Wei, S Bhattacharya - Physical Review Fluids, 2021 - APS
Many natural flyers and swimmers routinely flex their lifting or propulsive surfaces to control
the leading-edge vortex (LEV) that forms on the suction side during maneuvering at a high …

On the maintenance of an attached leading-edge vortex via model bird alula

T Linehan, K Mohseni - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Researchers have hypothesized that the post-stall lift benefit of bird's alular feathers, or
alula, stems from the maintenance of an attached leading-edge vortex (LEV) over their thin …

The effect of dynamic twisting on the flow field and the unsteady forces of a heaving flat plate

C Soto, S Bhattacharya - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Many marine animals can dynamically twist their pectoral fins while swimming. The effects of
such dynamic twisting on the unsteady forces on the fin and its surrounding flow field are yet …

Leading-edge vortex burst on a low-aspect-ratio rotating flat plate

A Medina, AR Jones - Physical Review Fluids, 2016 - APS
This study experimentally investigates the phenomenon of leading-edge-vortex burst on
rotating flat plate wings. An aspect-ratio-2 wing was driven in pure rotation at a Reynolds …

Volumetric measurement and vorticity dynamics of leading-edge vortex formation on a revolving wing

L Chen, J Wu, B Cheng - Experiments in Fluids, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Leading-edge vortex (LEV) is a hallmark of insect flight that forms and remains
stably attached on high angle-of-attack (AoA), low aspect ratio (AR) wings undergoing …

Flow-induced oscillations of pitching swept wings: stability boundary, vortex dynamics and force partitioning

Y Zhu, K Breuer - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
We study experimentally the aeroelastic instability boundaries and three-dimensional vortex
dynamics of pitching swept wings, with the sweep angle ranging from 0. The structural …

Flow criticality governs leading-edge-vortex initiation on finite wings in unsteady flow

Y Hirato, M Shen, A Gopalarathnam… - Journal of Fluid …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Leading-edge-vortex (LEV) formation often characterizes the unsteady flows past airfoils
and wings. Recent research showed that initiation of LEV formation on airfoils in two …