Fish-inspired oscillating and/or undulating hydrofoil in a free stream flow: a review on thrust generation mechanisms

S Shukla, A Sharma, A Agrawal, R Bhardwaj - Journal of the Indian …, 2024 - Springer
A review of recent literature on thrust generation mechanisms by a hydrofoil, bioinspired
from fish locomotion is presented. The present work considers fish-inspired periodic …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of a deflectable leading-edge on a flapping airfoil

EAR Camacho, FD Marques, ARR Silva - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flapping wing dynamics are of great interest in many research areas, such as bioinspired
systems and aircraft aeroelasticity. The findings of the present study provide significant …

Enhanced performance of oscillating wing energy harvester using active controlled flap

M Alam, CH Sohn - Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2023 - Springer
The effects of a trailing-edge active controlled flap on the power output performance of an
oscillating wing energy harvester were investigated by numerical analysis. The overset …

Strouhal number impact on propulsion efficiency in fully-active oscillating foils: Unpacking frequency, amplitude, and velocity relationships

YJ Liou, B Lan, CY Chiang, YH Lai - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Oscillating foils play a crucial role in marine and aerial organisms. Propulsion efficiency is
gauged by the Strouhal number, combining frequency, amplitude, and velocity. This creates …

Effects of a dynamic leading edge on a plunging airfoil

EA Camacho, FM Neves, FD Marques… - AIAA aviation 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-2839. vid The dynamics of
oscillating airfoils are of great interest in many research areas such as rotor dynamics and …

Plunging airfoil: Reynolds number and angle of attack effects

EAR Camacho, FMSP Neves, ARR Silva, JMM Barata - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural flight has consistently been the wellspring of many creative minds, yet recreating the
propulsive systems of natural flyers is quite hard and challenging. Regarding propulsive …

Investigation of asymmetric plunging of a NACA0012 airfoil

JG Silva, EA Camacho, AR Silva - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1028. vid Animals and insects
have been investigated because of their locomotion form that allows simultaneous thrust …

Influence of trailing-edge shape on the propulsive performance of a plunging flat plate

SB Gonçalves, EA Camacho, AR Silva - AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-4042. vid Unsteady aerodynamics
is the study of flows that pass an object subjected to oscillations, which has a strong …

Simulations of a plunging airfoil undergoing unequal ascending and descending velocities at low reynolds numbers

GL Torres, EA Camacho, FD Marques… - AIAA Scitech 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-0968. vid Dynamic stall is an effect
frequently seen in nature and rotary wings where flow separation induces strong force …

History of Aeronautics Engineering Course at UBI

FP Neves, JM Barata, AR Silva - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0887. vid In 1991/92, the University
of Beira Interior (UBI) established Portugal's first permanent and official civilian Aeronautics …