• DocumentCode
    3494384
  • Title

    Effectiveness of bristled wing of thrips

  • Author

    Sato, Kiminori ; Takahashi, Hiroki ; Nguyen Minh-Dung ; Matsumoto, Kaname ; Shimoyama, Isao

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    20-24 Jan. 2013
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    24
  • Abstract
    We have investigated the mechanism of a bristled wing of thrips by using an artificial cantilever-based wing. Five kinds of the artificial bristled wing, which had the similar size of the thrips wing, with a different hair gap were evaluated in a wind tunnel. Experiment results suggested that at low hair-gap-based Reynolds number (<;10), the bristled areas of the wing acted as an imaginary airflow block, which increased the aerodynamic force. Meanwhile, this phenomenon did not occur at high Reynolds number (>100).
  • Keywords
    aerodynamics; cantilevers; zoology; aerodynamic force; artificial bristled wing; artificial cantilever-based wing; hair-gap-based Reynolds number; imaginary airflow block; thrips; wind tunnel; Aerodynamics; Drag; Force; Hair; Insects; Resistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2013 IEEE 26th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Taipei
  • ISSN
    1084-6999
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5654-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMSYS.2013.6474166
  • Filename
    6474166
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3494384