High-Speed Digital-Particle-Image-Velocimetry Study of Vortex Breakdown

AIAA Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 642-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Klute ◽  
Pavlos P. Vlachos ◽  
Demetri P. Telionis
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Vortex Breakdown ◽  
Digital Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Particle Image Velocimetry Study

Particle Image Velocimetry Study of Flow near Trashrack Models

2009 ◽  
Vol 135 (8) ◽  
pp. 671-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Tsikata ◽  
Mark F. Tachie ◽  
Chris Katopodis
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Particle Image Velocimetry Study

scholarly journals Aerodynamics of manoeuvring flight in brown long-eared bats ( Plecotus auritus )

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (148) ◽  
pp. 20180441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Henningsson ◽  
Lasse Jakobsen ◽  
Anders Hedenström
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Mechanistic Basis

In this study, we explicitly examine the aerodynamics of manoeuvring flight in animals. We studied brown long-eared bats flying in a wind tunnel while performing basic sideways manoeuvres. We used particle image velocimetry in combination with high-speed filming to link aerodynamics and kinematics to understand the mechanistic basis of manoeuvres. We predicted that the bats would primarily use the downstroke to generate the asymmetries for the manoeuvre since it has been shown previously that the majority of forces are generated during this phase of the wingbeat. We found instead that the bats more often used the upstroke than they used the downstroke for this. We also found that the bats used both drag/thrust-based and lift-based asymmetries to perform the manoeuvre and that they even frequently switch between these within the course of a manoeuvre. We conclude that the bats used three main modes: lift asymmetries during downstroke, thrust/drag asymmetries during downstroke and thrust/drag asymmetries during upstroke. For future studies, we hypothesize that lift asymmetries are used for fast turns and thrust/drag for slow turns and that the choice between up- and downstroke depends on the timing of when the bat needs to generate asymmetries.

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