Low Reynolds number aerodynamics is characteristic of the flight of many natural and man-made flyers. With the advent of the micro air vehicles (MAVs), vehicles with a maximal dimension of 15 cm or less and a flight speed of 10 m/s, the aerospace engineering community started to conduct studies about the aerodynamic characteristics of the flight of birds, bats and insects. The primary focus of this book is a computational study of the aerodynamic characteristics of a dragonfly aerofoil. From past studies dragonfly wings, compared with a flat plate or a conventional smooth airfoil, highlighted...
Low Reynolds number aerodynamics is characteristic of the flight of many natural and man-made flyers. With the advent of the micro air vehicles (MAVs)...