Sentences with phrase «patterns of airflow»

Bats rely on finely tuned patterns of airflow to keep themselves aloft, including vortices at the leading edges of the wings that enhance lift.

It is a first step in showing significant differences in the patterns of airflows in the field at large scale compared to those measured in the lab.

Not exact matches

A new study confirms that thunderstorms are linked to outbreaks of asthma, and researchers suggest that the storms» airflow patterns are to blame rather than other contenders such as thunder, electrical activity, or rain.

To this end, Brown University engineer Kenneth Breuer and biologist Sharon Swartz shot high - resolution 3 - D video of bats flying through a corridor filled with aerosolized particles to mark airflow patterns.

Further, the researchers report today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, a dog's nose has a unique nasal airflow pattern, which helps transport odor molecules quickly via a single airway to the olfactory recess.

Among aerodynamically lifted aircraft, most fall in the category of fixed - wing aircraft, where horizontal airfoils produce lift, by profiting from airflow patterns determined by Bernoulli's equation and, to some extent, the Coanda effect.

You may well think the original Porsche - designed KdF proudly presented to the world by one A. Hitler in 1938 was patterned on a ladybug, but in fact most of its styling lines are copied from the 1934 DeSoto Airflow coupe, minus the radiator grille on its down - sloping front end and with the headlights moved onto the fenders.

Those changes distort the airflow aloft five to 10 miles above thousands of square miles of the Earth's surface, causing a ripple effect that typically causes major shifts in global weather patterns.

Looking at the design and pattern of this watch band, it is clear that the product has excellent breathability to ensure airflow.