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Wingtip Vortices

Wingtip Vortices is a fluid dynamic phenomenon characterized by the formation of concentrated trailing vortices at the tips of a finite wing, resulting from the spanwise variation in lift distribution and the subsequent roll-up of the separated shear layers into spiral structures that induce downwash and contribute to induced drag.

189

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9.1K

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382

Authors

167

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2017–2026

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Wingtip Vortex

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Publications

189

Spanwise flow and the attachment of the leading-edge vortex on insect wings

James M. Birch, Michael H. Dickinson · Nature · 2001 · 699 citations

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Numerical/experimental study of a wingtip vortex in the near field

Jennifer Dacles‐Mariani, Gregory Zilliac, Jim Chow et al. · AIAA Journal · 1995 · 533 citations

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Experiments on the Weis-Fogh mechanism of lift generation by insects in hovering flight. Part 1. Dynamics of the ‘fling’

T. Maxworthy · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1979 · 394 citations

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The three–dimensional leading–edge vortex of a ‘hovering’ model hawkmoth

Coen van den Berg, Charles P. Ellington · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1997 · 345 citations · Full text

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Dragonfly flight: free-flight and tethered flow visualizations reveal a diverse array of unsteady lift-generating mechanisms, controlled primarily<i>via</i>angle of attack

Adrian L. R. Thomas, Graham K. Taylor, Robert B. Srygley et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2004 · 314 citations

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Authors

382

  1. TL
    T. Lee

    McGill University, Canada

    9 publications · 226 citations

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  2. JC
    Jim Chow

    Stanford University, United States

    7 publications · 974 citations

    7

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  3. AH
    Anders Hedenström

    Lund University, Sweden

    6 publications · 339 citations

    6

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  4. GZ
    Gregory Zilliac

    Ames Research Center, United States

    6 publications · 895 citations

    6

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  5. PB
    Peter Bradshaw

    Stanford University, United States

    6 publications · 937 citations

    6

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Institutions

167

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    2K citations

  2. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    459 citations

  3. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Langley Research Center

    Hampton, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    349 citations

  5. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    985 citations

  6. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    299 citations

  7. University of Colorado System

    Boulder, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    483 citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. AIAA Journal

    26 publications · 1.9K citations

    20

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  2. Journal of Aircraft

    23 publications · 841 citations

    18

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  3. Aerospace Science and Technology

    AST · 11 publications · 397 citations

    11

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  4. Experiments in Fluids

    9 publications · 311 citations

    9

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  5. Physics of Fluids

    7 publications · 238 citations

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