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最先端の渦は,ゆっくり飛ぶコウモリの持ち上げを改善する
F T Muijres1, L C Johansson, R Barfield
1Department of Theoretical Ecology, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
まとめ
蝙蝠は,昆虫のように,飛ぶために不安定な空気力学を使用します. この研究では,花蜜を摂取するコウモリが,飛行能力を向上させるために,最先端の渦 (LEV) を使用して持ち上げを生成することを示しています.
科学分野:
- エアロダイナミクス エアロダイナミクス
- バイオメカニクス バイオメカニクス
- 動物学 動物学
背景:
- 準静止状態の空気力学理論は,ゆっくり飛ぶ脊椎動物が十分な提起力を生み出すことができないことを示唆している.
- 不安定なエアロダイナミックメカニズムは,羽ばたき飛行のリフト生産を高めるために提案されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 蜜を摂取するコウモリがゆっくり前進する飛行で持ち上げを生成する力を調査する.
- 蝙蝠が不安定な空気力学的メカニズム,特に最先端渦 (LEV) を利用しているかどうかを判断するために.
主な方法:
- デジタル粒子画像速度測定法 (DPIV) は,空気流動パターンを分析するために使用されました.
- 測定は,蜜を食べる小さなコウモリがゆっくり前進する飛行中に行われた.
主要な成果:
- 添付された先端渦 (LEVs) を使用して,コウモリの持ち上げを最大40%増加させました.
- 4.8の最大リフト係数が達成されました.
- 空気流の再接続は,高い攻撃角度と翼の傾斜にもかかわらず,スムーズに発生しました.
結論:
- LEVsのような不安定な空気力学的メカニズムは,コウモリ飛行に不可欠です.
- 羽ばたき飛行におけるLEVの使用は,昆虫を超えて,より大きな動物にまで及ぶ.
- 蝙蝠は高度な空力学的戦略を用いて,効率的な浮遊と遅い飛行を可能にします.
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