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Aerodynamic Effects of Dragonfly Hindwing at Gliding Flight at Different Reynolds Numbers
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School of Aircraft Engineering,Nangchang Hangkong University

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    In order to study aerodynamic performance of the dragonfly wing at gliding flight at different Reynolds numbers, a three-dimensional model of the dragonfly hindwing with corrugation and a three-dimensional flat plate with the same shape of the dragonfly hindwing are established. We studied aerodynamic effects of corrugation at gliding motion using the method of computational fluid dynamics, in the Reynolds number range of 1000 to 10000 and angles of attack changing from 0° to 25°(with an interval of 5°).The finding are as follows:(1)The effect of corrugation is to increase both lift and drag to varying degrees;(2)The aerodynamic effect of wing corrugation might be Reynolds numbers dependent. While Re=1000,aerodynamic performance of the dragonfly hindwing is slightly better than the flat plate over the entire range of parameters tested; (3) The effect of corrugation depends on the angle of attack, while at a higher angle of attack, aerodynamic performance of the dragonfly hindwing is slightly better than the flat plate.

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Luo Yun, He Guo-yi, Wang Qi, Song Hang, Chen Dong-hui. Aerodynamic Effects of Dragonfly Hindwing at Gliding Flight at Different Reynolds Numbers[J]. Advances in Aeronautical Science and Engineering,2019,10(3):355-362

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  • Received:July 13,2018
  • Revised:September 04,2018
  • Adopted:September 11,2018
  • Online: July 03,2019
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