简介:TheMagnusefectiswellknownphenomenaforproducinghighliftvaluesfromspinningsymmetricalgeometriessuchascylinders,spheres,ordisks.But,theMagnusforcemayalsobeproducedbytreadmillmotionofaerodynamicbodies.Toaccomplishthis,theskinofaerodynamicbodiesmaycirculatewithaconstantcircumferentialspeed.Here,anovelwingwithtreadmillmotionofskinisintroducedwhichmaygenerateliftatzeroairspeeds.Thenewwingmayleadtomicroaerialvehicleconfigurationsforverticaltake-oforlanding.Toprovetheconcept,theNACA0015aerofoilsectionwithcirculatingskiniscomputationallyinvestigated.Twocasesofstationaryairandmovingairarestudied.Itisobservedthatliftcanbegeneratedinstationaryairalthoughdragforceisalsohigh.Formovingair,theliftanddragforcesmaybeadoptedbetweentheincidenceangles20to25whereliftcanposseshighvaluesanddragcanremainmoderate.