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Vorticity generation during the clap–fling–sweep of some hovering insects

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Numerical simulations of the Lighthill–Weis-Fogh mechanism are performed using a Fourier pseudo-spectral method with volume penalization. Single-winged and double-winged configurations are compared, and the vortex shedding patterns are related to the lift generated in both cases. The computations of the lift coefficient are validated against the results reported previously by Miller and Peskin (J Exp Biol 208:195–212, 2005).

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  1. M2P2-CNRS, Universités d’Aix-Marseille, 38 rue Joliot-Curie, 13451, Marseille Cedex 20, France

    Dmitry Kolomenskiy

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA, UK

    Henry Keith Moffatt

  3. LMD-IPSL-CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231, Paris Cedex 5, France

    Marie Farge

  4. M2P2-CNRS and CMI, Universités d’Aix-Marseille, 39 rue Joliot-Curie, 13453, Marseille Cedex 13, France

    Kai Schneider

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Kolomenskiy, D., Moffatt, H.K., Farge, M. et al. Vorticity generation during the clap–fling–sweep of some hovering insects. Theor. Comput. Fluid Dyn. 24, 209–215 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-009-0137-2

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