Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics
Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics

Author: Thomas J. Mueller

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-08

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 3642840108

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Current interest in a variety of low Reynolds number applications has focused attention on the design and evaluation of efficient airfoil sections at chord Reynolds numbers from about 100,000 to about 1,000,000. These applications include remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) at high altitudes, sailplanes, ultra-light man-carrying/man powered aircraft, mini-RPVs at low altitudes and wind turbines/propellers. The purpose of this conference was to bring together those researchers who have been active in areas closely related to this subject. All of the papers presented are research type papers. Main topics are: Airfoil Design and Analysis, Computational Studies, Stability and Transition, Laminar Separation Bubble, Steady and Unsteady Wind Tunnel Experiments and Flight Experiments.

Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers
Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers

Author: Wei Shyy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-04-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780521204019

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Low Reynolds number aerodynamics is important to a number of natural and man-made flyers. Birds, bats, and insects have been of interest to biologists for years, and active study in the aerospace engineering community, motivated by interest in micro air vehicles (MAVs), has been increasing rapidly. The primary focus of this book is the aerodynamics associated with fixed and flapping wings. The book consider both biological flyers and MAVs, including a summary of the scaling laws-which relate the aerodynamics and flight characteristics to a flyer's sizing on the basis of simple geometric and dynamics analyses, structural flexibility, laminar-turbulent transition, airfoil shapes, and unsteady flapping wing aerodynamics. The interplay between flapping kinematics and key dimensionless parameters such as the Reynolds number, Strouhal number, and reduced frequency is highlighted. The various unsteady lift enhancement mechanisms are also addressed, including leading-edge vortex, rapid pitch-up and rotational circulation, wake capture, and clap-and-fling.

Low Reynolds Number
Low Reynolds Number

Author: Mustafa Serdar Genç

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2012-04-04

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9535104926

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This book reports the latest development and trends in the low Re number aerodynamics, transition from laminar to turbulence, unsteady low Reynolds number flows, experimental studies, numerical transition modelling, control of low Re number flows, and MAV wing aerodynamics. The contributors to each chapter are fluid mechanics and aerodynamics scientists and engineers with strong expertise in their respective fields. As a whole, the studies presented here reveal important new directions toward the realization of applications of MAV and wind turbine blades.

An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics
An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics

Author: Wei Shyy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-08-19

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1107037263

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For anyone interested in the aerodynamics, structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats, insects and air vehicles (MAVs).

Physics And Our World: Reissue Of The Proceedings Of A Symposium In Honor Of Victor F Weisskopf
Physics And Our World: Reissue Of The Proceedings Of A Symposium In Honor Of Victor F Weisskopf

Author: Kerson Huang

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9814434981

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As the proceedings of a symposium in honor of Victor Weisskopf at MIT, this volume contains papers by leaders of physics at the time, including M Delbrück, M Gell-Mann, H Bethe, T D Lee, B R Mottelson, W K H Panofsky, E Purcell, J Schwinger, S M Ulam, and others. Some papers address problems in the philosophy of physics, and physics and society, that are timeless in nature. But the symposium had a historical significance, in that it took place at a historic juncture of particle physics — the emergence of the Standard Model owing to experiments that point to the existence of quarks. Some of the papers reflect both the pre-quark and post-quark points of view. For these reasons, these proceedings merit reissue and reexamination.