Fluid Structure Interaction Modelling of Flapping Wings: Development and Validation of a General Open-source Fluid Structure Interaction Method with Analysis of Flexible Flapping Wing Aerodynamics

Flapping wings display complex flows which can be used to generate large lift forces. Flexibility in wings is widely used by natural flyers to increase the aerodynamic performance. The influence of wing flexibility on the flow can be computed using numerical analysis with Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI). However, there is a lack of open-source...