Heat map representing pressure fluctuation distributions on the owl wing surface (IMAGE)

Chiba University

Heat map representing pressure fluctuation distributions on the owl wing surface

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The micro-fringes on owl wings effectively suppress the noise while maintaining the aerodynamic performance of the wings comparable to that of a wing without the fringes.

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Hao Liu from Chiba University

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