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Zhang X. Perfect combination of lightness and ingenuity: secrets in the flight of Paratuposa placentis. Advances in Mechanics, 2022, 52(2): 410-413 doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-22-011
Citation: Zhang X. Perfect combination of lightness and ingenuity: secrets in the flight of Paratuposa placentis. Advances in Mechanics, 2022, 52(2): 410-413 doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-22-011

Perfect combination of lightness and ingenuity: secrets in the flight of Paratuposa placentis

doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-22-011
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  • Corresponding author: zhangx@lnm.imech.ac.cn
  • Received Date: 2022-02-21
  • Accepted Date: 2022-03-29
  • Available Online: 2022-04-02
  • Publish Date: 2022-06-25
  • By using experimental approach, three-dimensional morphological and kinematic models for the flight of Paratuposa placentis are reconstructed. The secrets in the high-performance flight of Paratuposa placentis are successfully unveiled through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis.

     

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