Research on the Deformation and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flexible Flapping Wings Mimicking Cicada’s Wing

DOI

10.2991/mmeceb-15.2016.128How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Fluid-structure coupling, Flexible flapping wing, Lift and thrust coefficient, ANSYS

Abstract

Flexibility of an insect wing has an important effect on the aerodynamic characteristics. In this paper, deformations and aerodynamic characteristics of flexible flapping wings referred to a real cicada’s wing are investigated. Firstly, 3 flexible flapping wing models referred to a real cicada’s wing are established. Then, a method of fluid-structure coupling for flexible flapping wings is studied in ANSYS. Finally, deformations as well as lift & drag characteristics of the 3 flexible flapping wings are simulated with the method of fluid-structure coupling. The result indicates that deformations of flexible flapping wings can enhance the aerodynamic performances, and the model whose flexibility is similar to that of a real cicada’s wing has better aerodynamic characteristics.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xijin Zhang
AU  - Qiang Dong
AU  - Ning Zhao
AU  - Yuan Shen
AU  - Yan Wang
PY  - 2015/12
DA  - 2015/12
TI  - Research on the Deformation and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flexible Flapping Wings Mimicking Cicada’s Wing
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 2nd International Conference on Machinery, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 646
EP  - 650
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/mmeceb-15.2016.128
DO  - 10.2991/mmeceb-15.2016.128
ID  - Zhang2015/12
ER  -