最小飞行昆虫的空气动力学
流体动力学
2011-10-18 v1
摘要
我们展示了包括小蜂(\textit{Ampulex compressa})和蓟马(\textit{Thysanoptera} spp.)在内的一些最小昆虫飞行的流体动力学视频。与这些昆虫相比,果蝇(\textit{Drosophila melanogaster})体型较大。果蝇的飞行雷诺数约为,小蜂约为,而蓟马约为。观察到各物种产生的尾流在整体结构上存在差异。尾流的差异对应于产生的升力(垂直分量)与阻力(水平分量)之比的变化。
引用
@article{arxiv.1110.3443,
title = {Aerodynamics of the Smallest Flying Insects},
author = {Laura A. Miller and Steven Harenber and Ty Hedrick and Alice Robinson and Arvind Santhanakrishnan and Audrey Lowe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.3443},
year = {2011}
}
备注
Videos are included for the APS Gallery of Fluid Motion