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leading-edge vortex: a standalone construct

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Fluid dynamics

a stable vortex along the front edge of a flapping wing that boosts lift beyond steady-state values.

In fluid dynamics, leading-edge vortex refers to a stable vortex along the front edge of a flapping wing that boosts lift beyond steady-state values. This meaning comes from Ellington (1996) in Nature.[1]

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References

Ellington, C. P., van den Berg, C., Willmott, A. P., & Thomas, A. L. R. (1996). Leading-edge vortices in insect flight. Nature, 384(6610), 626-630. https://doi.org/10.1038/384626a0

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