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The aerodynamics of Manduca sexta: digital particle image velocimetry analysis of the leading-edge vortex.
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Here we present the first digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV) analysis of the flow field around the wings of an insect (the tobacco hawkmoth Manduca sexta, tethered to a 6-component force-moment balance in a wind tunnel). A leading-edge vortex (LEV) is present above the wings towards the end of the downstroke, as the net upward force peaks. Our DPIV analyses and smoke visualisations match the results of previous flow visualisation experiments at midwing, and we extend the experiments to...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of experimental biology
- Volume:
- 208
- Issue:
- Pt 6
- Pages:
- 1079-1094
- Publication date:
- 2005-03-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1477-9145
- ISSN:
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0022-0949
- Source identifiers:
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209810
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- English
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- pubs:209810
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- 2005
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