Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) is a class of mechanics-related problems with mutual
dependence between the fluid and structure parts and it is observable nearly everywhere, in …

Plants live in constantly moving fluid, whether air or water. In response to the loads
associated with fluid motion, plants bend and twist, often with great amplitude. These large …

Plant vibrations is a wide subject that covers topics ranging from the swaying of trees under
wind to elastic waves made by an insect on a leaf to communicate with its neighbors. For this …

The aerodynamics of flap** flight for the smallest insects such as thrips is often
characterized by a 'clap and fling'of the wings at the end of the upstroke and the beginning of …

The geometries and topologies of leaves, flowers, roots, shoots, and their arrangements
have fascinated plant biologists and mathematicians alike. As such, plant morphology is …

We used computational fluid dynamics to determine whether lift-or drag-based mechanisms
generate the most vertical force in the flight of the smallest insects. These insects fly at Re on …

The wind-induced motion of the foliage in a tree is an important phenomenon both for
biological issues (photosynthesis, pathogens development or herbivory) and for more subtle …

The immersed boundary (IB) method is an elegant way to fully couple the motion of a fluid
and deformations of an immersed elastic structure. In that vein, the IB2d software allows for …

The morphological changes of leaves under the airflow have a significant effect on the
deposition of pesticide droplets on the leaves, but the wind-induced vibration of the leaves is …

When wind blows on trees, leaves flutter. The induced motion is known to affect biological
functions at the tree scale such as photosynthesis. This paper presents an experimental and …