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Makoto Iima1, Naoto Yokoyama2, Kei Senda3
1Department of Mathematics and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1, Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 749-8251, Japan.
Abstract:
The transition of the vortex pattern and the lift generated by a heaving wing in a uniform flow was investigated numerically. As a fundamental problem constituting the insects' flight maneuverability, we studied the relationship between a temporal change in the heaving wing motion and the change in the global vortex pattern. At a Strouhal number that generates an asymmetric vortex pattern, we found that temporal angular frequency reduction causes inversion of both the global vortex pattern and the lift sign. The inversion is initiated by the transfer of the leading-edge vortex, which interferes with the vortex pattern generated at the trailing edge. Successful inversion is conditioned on the starting phase and the time interval of the frequency reduction. The details of the process during the transition are discussed.
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