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U. Pesavento and Z. J. Wang, “Falling Paper: Navier-Stokes Solutions, Model of Fluid Forces, and Center of Mass Elevation,” Physical Review Letters, Vol. 93, No.14, 2004, Article ID: 144501. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.144501

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• TITLE: Role on Moment of Inertia and Vortex Dynamics for a Thin Rotating Plate

  AUTHORS: Yoshihiro Kubota, Osamu Mochizuki

  KEYWORDS: Autorotation; Thin Rotating Plate; Free Flight; Moment of Inertia; Visualization; PIV

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Mechanics, Vol.3 No.6, September 12, 2013

  ABSTRACT: In this study, we focused on the lift generation with a thin rotating plate. The objective of this study is to understand the appropriate shape and the role of vortex for rotating thin plate. We determined the shape of the plate through free-flight tests of paper strips and investigated the aerodynamic characteristics of the rotating plate with the selected shape. The rectangular plate with an aspect ratio 7 was relevant from moment of inertia and bending stress. An endplate on a wing tip increased the stability on the lateral vortex structure behind the rotating plate. Velocity field measurement by Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) showed that the lift force was generated twice in a rotating cycle.