Digital particle image velocimetry measurements of the downwash distribution of a desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.
Actuator disc models of insect flight are concerned solely with the rate of momentum transfer to the air that passes through the disc. These simple models assume that an even pressure is applied across the disc, resulting in a uniform downwash distribution. However, a correction factor, k, is often...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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