The Aerodynamics of a Falling Hopea Odorata Seed
The double-winged seeds of the Hopea odorata tree generate an auto-rotating motion from their elongated sepals as they fall. The flight dynamics of the seed were analyzed using high-speed video. Terminal velocity and spin frequency were measured as a function of changing seed mass. Both were shown t...
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| Language: | English |
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StudentScientists.org
2023-01-01
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| Series: | International Scholastic Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | http://isjos.org/index.php?paper=The+Aerodynamics+of+a+Falling+Hopea+Odorata+Seed |