A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion

C Cummins, M Seale, A Macente, D Certini… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
Wind-dispersed plants have evolved ingenious ways to lift their seeds,. The common
dandelion uses a bundle of drag-enhancing bristles (the pappus) that helps to keep their …

Effects of hawkmoth-like flexibility on the aerodynamic performance of flap** wings with different shapes and aspect ratios

A Shahzad, FB Tian, J Young, J Lai - Physics of Fluids, 2018‏ - pubs.aip.org
The effect of hawkmoth-like flexibility on the aerodynamic hovering performance of wings at
a Reynolds number of 400 has been assessed by conducting fluid structure interaction …

Extraordinary flight performance of the smallest beetles

SE Farisenkov, NA Lapina, PN Petrov… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - pnas.org
Size is a key to locomotion. In insects, miniaturization leads to fundamental changes in wing
structure and kinematics, making the study of flight in the smallest species important for …

Aerodynamic characteristics of unsteady gap flow in a bristled wing

SH Lee, M Lahooti, D Kim - Physics of Fluids, 2018‏ - pubs.aip.org
A micro-scale flying insect has a unique wing configuration consisting of a central frame and
several bristles. For the low-Reynolds-number regime in which the insect lives, the bristled …

Effects of miniaturization on wing structure and flight mechanics in insects

NA Lapina, SE Farisenkov, PN Petrov, AA Polilov - Entomological Review, 2021‏ - Springer
Miniaturization is one of the principal trends in the evolution of winged insects (Pterygota), in
many groups of which miniature forms with body sizes comparable to those of unicellular …

Aerodynamic effects of varying solid surface area of bristled wings performing clap and fling

MP Ford, VT Kasoju, MG Gaddam… - Bioinspiration & …, 2019‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The smallest flying insects with body lengths under 2 mm show a marked preference for
wings consisting of a thin membrane with long bristles, and the use of clap and fling …

Flow over a radiating multi-filamentous structure with various opening angles: From disk-like to cone-like shape

S Li, D Pan, L Zeng, J Li, X Shao - Physics of Fluids, 2024‏ - pubs.aip.org
Flow over a radiating multi-filamentous structure with various opening angles has been
investigated numerically at low and moderate Reynolds numbers. The opening angle, as the …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic interaction of bristled wing pairs in fling

VT Kasoju, A Santhanakrishnan - Physics of Fluids, 2021‏ - pubs.aip.org
Tiny flying insects of body lengths under 2 mm use the “clap-and-fling” mechanism with
bristled wings for lift augmentation and drag reduction at a chord-based Reynolds number …

Flow structure and force generation on flap** wings at low Reynolds numbers relevant to the flight of tiny insects

A Santhanakrishnan, SK Jones, WB Dickson, M Peek… - Fluids, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
In contrast to larger species, little is known about the flight of the smallest flying insects, such
as thrips and fairyflies. These tiny animals range from 300 to 1000 microns in length and fly …

Optimal configuration of a two-dimensional bristled wing

SH Lee, M Lee, D Kim - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020‏ - cambridge.org
In contrast to common continuous wings, microscopic flying insects such as fairyfly and
thrips possess extraordinary wings that comprise several bristles. In the low-Reynolds …